Grenfell Medical Mission and American Support in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1890s-1940s
"The Grenfell Mission has immense historical significance, and the varied approaches of the contributing authors combine in this volume to provide a thorough and highly original treatment." John G. Reid, Saint Mary's University
Dr Wilfred Grenfell, physician and folk hero, recruited thousands of volunteer workers for his Newfoundland and Labrador seamen's mission, many of them Americans from Ivy League institutions. As the medical mission grew to become the International Grenfell Association, establishing institutions along the Labrador and northern Newfoundland coasts, Americans also became resident staff leaders in the region, and Grenfell himself married an American, Anne MacClanahan, who led mission activities. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 408
- ISBN
- 9780773554863
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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"The Grenfell Mission has immense historical significance, and the varied approaches of the contributing authors combine in this volume to provide a thorough and highly original treatment." John G. Reid, Saint Mary's University
"This is a rich collection, and the co-editors and contributing authors not only reveal the depth of American support for the Grenfell mission through their varied approaches but open up space for new research and further consideration." Bulletin of the History of Medicine