Father Marquette’s Place in American History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8877474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francis Borgia Steck (Quincy College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1949 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 411-438 |
| Publication date | 1949-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Americas A Quarterly Review of Latin American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1615 • E-ISSN: 1533-6247 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/978084 |
| OpenAlex | W1963877035 |
| ISBN | 978084 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
To Judge from the numerous monuments erected to honor Father Marquette during the past century; the festive demonstrations held at intervals to pay tribute to his name; the prominence accorded him in textbooks and literary productions as discoverer and explorer; the naming for him of localities, social groups and commercial enterprises—to judge from all this, one must conclude that Marquette deserves to rank among the foremost celebrities in American history. Assuredly, no one would think of depriving him pf this place in our annals if it tallied with the testimony which the available records of the past supply. But does it
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |