Episode 125: The Shattered Cross - Linda Carol Jones (Origins, Part 5)

Episode Description

In the next episode of the "Origins" series, Linda Carol Jones joins host Sean Rost to discuss her book, The Shattered Cross: French Catholic Missionaries on the Mississippi River, 1698-1725.

Episode Image: Steeple of Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church, date unknown [Missouri Postcard Collection (P0032), SHSMO]

Banner Image: Sunset over the Mississippi River, date unknown [Charles Trefts Photographs (P0034), SHSMO]

About the Guest

Linda Carol Jones holds a PhD in Instructional Technology from the University of New Mexico. Presently, she is Professor of Language Specialties at the University of Arkansas. She is the author of Language Encounters Along the French Colonial Mississippi and The Shattered Cross:  French Catholic Missionaries on the Mississippi River, 1698-1725.