xxvi, 411pp., photo frontis, illustrated with photogravures throughout. Color foldout map at the end. Hardcover; blue buckram cloth bound hard cover. 1894, First edition. John Murphy and Company.
A history of Catholic missions int he Northwestern part of the U.S. A highly acclaimed book about Montana with much information on the Flatheads and their Confederated Tribes as well as the Blackfeet and other northern tribes of this region. #65 of the 100 Best Books About Montana. Written by a Catholic priest that spent a good portion of his time in Montana at the St. Ignatius mission in the Mission Valley of NW Montana.