Holcombe, Theodore I. An Apostle of the Wilderness: James Lloyd Breck, D.D., His Missions and His Schools. New York: Thomas Whitaker, 1903. First Edition. [10602]
Red publisher's cloth, title in white to front, in gilt to spine, both rubbed with some loss. The binding has a few stains and is frayed at the ends and corners, 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches. Large private bookplate. xiii, 195 clean pp. with b/w portrait and several additional b/w plates. Good. Hardcover.
James Lloyd Breck (1818-1876), b. Philadelphia, Pa.; d. Benicia, Ca. An Episcopal priest, Breck served most of his ministry in the American West, founding schools and missions among several Indian tribes, both during times of peace and times of war. He became known as "The Apostle of the Wilderness." He is commemorated on April 2 in the calendar of the Episcopal Church, USA.
