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Online-Ressource (715 p.)
ISBN:
9780803230446
Content:
Rev. John Dunbar and Samuel Allis set out in 1834 to establish a mission to Indians beyond the Rocky Mountains. Unable to obtain a guide and with only a vague knowledge of the West, they instead encountered the Pawnee Indians in Nebraska. It was the beginning of a twelve-year odyssey to convert the tribe to Protestant Christianity and New England "civilization." Dunbar and Allis traveled with the Pawnees on buffalo hunts and spent time at their villages, recording the customs and habits of the tribe. After a permanent community was established, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign M
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. New England to St. Louis; 2. St. Louis to Bellevue; 3. The Pawnees and Their Agents; 4. Travels with the Pawnees; 5. The Mission on the Loup; 6. The Investigation; 7. Decline and Fall; 8. The Aftermath; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780803230446
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780803229877
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Pawnee Mission Letters, 1834-1851
Language:
English
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