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C.D. Warner, et al., comp.
The Library of the World’s Best Literature. An Anthology in Thirty Volumes. 1917.

John Dawson Gilmary Shea (1824–1892)

Shea, John Dawson Gilmary. An American author and historical writer (1824–1892). He edited the Historical Magazine (1859–65); also Frank Leslie’s Chimney Corner. He published: ‘Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley’ (1853); ‘History of Catholic Missions among the Indians’ (1854); ‘Account of the New Netherlands in 1643–44’ (1862); ‘The Catholic Church in the United States’ (1856); and ‘Life of Pius IX.’ (1875).