Spalding, M.J.:

$375 · Offered by William Reese Company

SKETCHES OF THE EARLY CATHOLIC MISSIONS OF KENTUCKY; FROM THEIR COMMENCEMENT IN 1787, TO THE JUBILEE OF 1826-7: EMBRACING A SUMMARY OF THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE STATE; THE ADVENTURES OF THE FIRST ... A scarce work on the Catholic pioneers in Kentucky, with important historical accounts of early settlements in that state. The author was assisted by Father Stephen Badin, the first Catholic priest ordained in the United States. "A valuable account of the early Catholic Church in Kentucky, with data on pioneer priests, bishops, and the principal Protestant sects" - Coleman.

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