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Woman in the wilderness : letters of Harriet Wood Wheeler, missionary wife, 1832-1892

Title
Woman in the wilderness : letters of Harriet Wood Wheeler, missionary wife, 1832-1892 / Nancy Bunge.
Author
Bunge, Nancy L.
Publication
East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2010.

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Description
xvi, 255 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps; 23 cm.
Subject
  • Wheeler, Harriet Wood, 1816-1894
  • Wheeler, Harriet Wood, 1816-1894 > Correspondence
  • Wheeler, Harriet Wood, 1816-1894 > Family
  • Women pioneers > Wisconsin > Biography
  • Missionaries' spouses > Wisconsin > Biography
  • Ojibwa Indians > Missions > History > Wisconsin > 19th century
  • Frontier and pioneer life > Wisconsin
  • Women > Education > United States > Case studies
  • Wisconsin > Ethnic relations > History > 19th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preparation for the journey -- The reality of mission life -- Building a home alone in the forest -- Standing with the Ojibwe against removal and smallpox -- Struggling against sickness -- Harriet's children -- Life without a mission.
Call Number
JFE 10-6914
ISBN
  • 9780870139789 (paper : alk. paper)
  • 0870139789 (paper : alk. paper)
LCCN
2010003505
OCLC
YBP 2010003505
Author
Bunge, Nancy L.
Title
Woman in the wilderness : letters of Harriet Wood Wheeler, missionary wife, 1832-1892 / Nancy Bunge.
Imprint
East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2010.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 10-6914
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