Lucien Galtier-Pioneer Priest, Second Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780972952460)

In the spring of 1840, a riverboat stopped at Fort Snelling in the Minnesota Territory, dropping off a Frenchman named Lucien Galtier. No one expected the young priest in this small settlement of fur traders, farmers, and whiskey sellers. The local Indian tribes were involved in a bloody feud, the fort commander was battling the purveyors of drink and, in the midst of this strife, an inexperienced Catholic clergyman attempted to establish a congregation and build a place of worship. In this remote region, the sound of a church bell had never been heard. This is the first biography of Father Galtier, the story of his struggle to survive physically and spiritually in the frontier towns on the Mississippi. It begins in the future city of St. Paul, the place with which Lucien Galtier will always be associated as it was he who provided its name.

Author: Marianne Luban
ISBN-10: 0972952462
ISBN-13: 9780972952460
Publisher: Pacific Moon Publications
Language: English
Published: 11/20/2011
Pages: 222
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.47d