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UNINA9910467902903321 |
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Autore |
Rubin Julius H. |
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Titolo |
Perishing heathens : stories of Protestant missionaries and Christian Indians in antebellum America / / Julius H. Rubin |
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Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2017 |
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ISBN |
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1-4962-0308-9 |
1-4962-0310-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Indians of North America - Missions - History - 19th century |
Missionaries - United States |
Indians of North America - Religion |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The travails of David Bacon: a humble missionary of the cross -- The missionary vocation of Miss D: a life broken by disease and disappointment -- The endless chain of religious intelligence: the emergence of an American evangelical identity -- The question of K: the first friend of the Osage Nation unto God -- The first fruits of the Cherokee Nation: Catharine Brown and Sister Margaret Ann -- Metis Christian Indian lives: Jane Johnston schoolcraft and Mackinaw Mission converts. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Perishing Heathens examines the missionary men and women who between 1800 and 1830 responded to the call to save Native peoples in missions, including the Osages in the Arkansas Territory; Cherokees in Tennessee and Georgia; and Ojibwe peoples in the Michigan Territory."--Provided by publisher. |
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