At Standing Rock and Wounded Knee: The Journals and Papers of Father Francis M. Craft, 1888-1890 by Francis M. Craft, Thomas W. Foley (Editor), Michael F. Steltenkamp (Foreword) - 2009-05-15

Norman: The Arthur H. Clark Co., 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 344 pp., frontis, b/w photos & illus., maps, footnotes, bib., index. The Journals and Papers of Father Francis M. Craft, 1888-1890. Craft was present at these events. Teal colored cloth bound hard cover book in fine cond. Gold foil title stamping to the front cover & spine. No markings or underlinings. Not ex-lib.

Norman, Oklahoma: Arthur H. Clark Company, 2009. Hardcover. New/None, as Issued. BRAND NEW BOOK, STILL IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP! Volume itself has green cloth covers with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover. Clean, fresh, tight and bright. A very nice new, almost pristine, copy.

During the turbulent final years of the Indian Wars, a young Catholic priest entered service as a missionary to the Sioux Indians in Dakota Territory. Father Francis M. Craft rode a three-hundred-mile circuit on the Standing Rock Reservation and, in 1890, was a witness to events at Wounded Knee, where he sustained serious wounds. His journals provide valuable insights into reservation life, including the federal acquisition of Sioux lands and tensions between the Catholic Church and the Indian Bureau.
Thomas W. Foley, author of a previous biography of Craft, now presents key selections from Craft's voluminous journals and papers. In addition to documenting significant events, Craft's writings reveal his driven, stubborn personality as he went about his day-to-day routines: performing sacraments, ministering to the sick, even working to create an Indian sisterhood. Sympathetic to Indian traditions, he provides valuable insight into Lakota spiritual life.
By drawing on Craft's eyewitness report of… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Arthur H Clark, 2009. Hardcover. New. 348 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.