A SHORT ENGLISH-ODJIBWE CATECHIS
1945 · [N
by [Ojibwa Catechism]: [Baudin, Alphonse, and A. Rolland]
[N, 1945. [2],68,[2]pp. including illustration. 12mo. Original printed stapled wrappers. Sunned around edges, becoming detached from wrapper. Internally nice. Very good. This copy is inscribed by Rolland on the final text page, and carries his ink stamp on the front wrapper as well. The text is in Ojibwa (Chippewa) and English, and includes prayers and a catechism in question-and- answer format. Includes two pages of corrections too late for classification. The text is based on a "Baltimore Catechism" translated by Rev. Father Alphonse Baudin, with additions by Rev. Father A. Rolland. Includes a preliminary illustration of the famed missionary, Father Frederic Baraga, whose work on Indian linguistics, catechisms, and prayer books paved the way for all who followed (Inventory #: WRCAM29147)