LEADER 03146nam 22005295 450 001 9910847595003321 005 20240701133736.0 010 $a3-031-51780-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-51780-8 035 $a(CKB)31367619100041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31267124 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-51780-8 035 $a(EXLCZ)9931367619100041 100 $a20240403d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aConverting the Missionaries $eThe Wheeler Family and the Ojibwe /$fby Nancy Bunge 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (xx, 204 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a3-031-51779-2 327 $aChapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Leonard and Harriet?s Backgrounds Prepare them to Respect the Ojibwe -- Chapter 3. The Wheelers Adjust to the Ojibwe and Each Other -- Chapter 4. Settling in with the Ojibwe at Bad River -- Chpater 5. Trying to Convince the Government to Honor the 1854 Treaty Destroys Leonard Wheeler?s Health -- Chapter 6. The Wheelers Leave Bad River, but Do Not Forget It -- Chapter 7. William Wheeler Synthesizes Ojibwe and Gilded Age Values -- Chpater 8. Hattie Wheeler?s Writing Succeeds when Loyal to the Ojibwe -- Chapter 9. Wheelers Return to the Ojibwe -- Chapter 10. Mary Warren English Tries to Preserve Ojibwe Culture. 330 $aThis book tells the uncommon story of a missionary family in the Midwestern United States, and their interactions with the indigenous Ojibwe. When Leonard and Harriet Wheeler arrived at La Pointe, Wisconsin in July of 1841, hoping to help the Ojibwe understand and accept the value of Christian civility, they did not expect such a profound transformation of their own lives. The Wheelers? empathy for the Ojibwe not only grew during their twenty-five years of mission work in Northern Wisconsin, much of it spent trying to protect the Ojibwe from predatory whites, it also influenced the lives of their children. Nancy Bunge, a Professor Emerita at Michigan State University, also served as a Senior Fulbright Lecturer in American Literature and Culture at the University of Vienna, the Free University of Brussels, the University of Ghent, and the University of Siegen. She was a visiting scholar at Harvard Divinity School. 606 $aUnited States$xHistory 606 $aIndigenous peoples$xReligion 606 $aAmerica$xLiteratures 606 $aUS History 606 $aIndigenous Religion 606 $aNorth American Literature 615 0$aUnited States$xHistory. 615 0$aIndigenous peoples$xReligion. 615 0$aAmerica$xLiteratures. 615 14$aUS History. 615 24$aIndigenous Religion. 615 24$aNorth American Literature. 676 $a977.503 700 $aBunge$b Nancy$0987810 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910847595003321 996 $aConverting the Missionaries$94233165 997 $aUNINA