The Ojibwe Journals of Edmund F. Ely, 1833-1849

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Twenty-four-year-old Edmund F. Ely, a divinity student from Albany, New York, gave up his preparation for the ministry in 1833 to become a missionary and teacher among the Ojibwe of Lake Superior. During the next sixteen years, Ely lived, taught, and preached among the Ojibwe, keeping a journal of h...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Ely, Edmund F.
Autres auteurs: Schenck, Theresa M.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska, 2012.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Ely, Edmund Franklin, > 1809-1882.
Ely, Edmund Franklin, > 1809-1882 > Diaries.
Presbyterian Church > Missions.
Ojibwa Indians > Missions.
Missionaries.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Missionnaires > Wisconsin > Fond du Lac > Biographies.
Ojibwa (Indiens) > Missions > Wisconsin > Fond du Lac.
Missionaries > Wisconsin > Fond du Lac > Biography.
Presbyterian Church > Missions > Wisconsin > Fond du Lac.
Ojibwa Indians > Missions > Wisconsin > Fond du Lac.
Wisconsin > Fond du Lac.
Diaries.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Twenty-four-year-old Edmund F. Ely, a divinity student from Albany, New York, gave up his preparation for the ministry in 1833 to become a missionary and teacher among the Ojibwe of Lake Superior. During the next sixteen years, Ely lived, taught, and preached among the Ojibwe, keeping a journal of his day-to-day experiences as well as recording ethnographic information about the Ojibwe. From recording his frustrations over the Ojibwe's rejection of Christianity to describing hunting and fishing techniques he learned from his Ojibwe neighbors, Ely's unique and rich record provides unprecedente.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (520 pages).
ISBN:9780803271586

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