Research Catalog

Title

Woman in the wilderness [electronic resource] : letters of Harriet Wood Wheeler, missionary wife, 1832-1892 / Nancy Bunge.

Author

Bunge, Nancy L.

Publication

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2010.

Details

Description

1 online resource (xvi, 255 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill., maps.

Uniform Title

Woman in the wilderness (Online)

Alternative Title

Woman in the wilderness (Online)

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.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

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.

LCCN

2010003505

OCLC

ssj0000552286

Author

Bunge, Nancy L.

Title

Woman in the wilderness [electronic resource] : 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.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

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