Excerpt from Father Marquette: Jesuit Missionary and Explorer, the Discover of the Mississippi, His Place of Burial at St. Ignace Michigan In the annals of American chivalry no deeds of prowess and self-sacrifice are more heroic than those of the gentle Marquette. Fitted by nature for great enterprises, he was unselfish enough to be content with obscure and with somewhat commonplace tasks, performing even these with such fidelity and devotion as to merit distinction. Many missionaries labored for the Ottawas, but he alone deserved the title of "their Angel." Never neglecting the work in hand, his zeal made him constantly dream of opening up new fields for the evangelical harvest, and but few dreamers have had either his opportunity or courage to make their dream, a reality. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.

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