The Trail of Death: Letters of Benjamin Marie Petit is a non-fiction book that recounts the harrowing journey of a French Jesuit priest named Benjamin Marie Petit, who was sent to the United States in the early 19th century to minister to the Potawatomi Indians. The book is edited by Irving McKee and is based on the letters that Petit wrote to his superiors in France during his time in America.The Trail of Death refers to the forced removal of the...