St. Louis: An Informal History of the City and Its People, 1764-1865
- ISBN-10
- 0252019156
- ISBN-13
- 9780252019159
- Series
- St. Louis
- Category
- Saint Louis (Mo.)
- Pages
- 568
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Missouri History Museum
- Author
- Charles Van Ravenswaay
Description
In 1834 the Methodists sent west two missionaries , Jason and Daniel Lee , who reached the Flathead country but did ... Two years later two other Flathead warriors , Left - Handed Peter and Ignace Chapped Lips , reached St. Louis and ...
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