Life, Letters and Travels of Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, 1801-1873 V1 (1904) is a biographical work written by Hiram Martin Chittenden. The book tells the story of Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, a Jesuit missionary who traveled extensively throughout the American West in the 19th century. De Smet was born in Belgium in 1801 and became a priest at a young age. He was sent to the United States in 1821 and spent the rest of his life traveling and ministering...