Battle for the soul
Métis children encounter evangelical Protestants at Mackinaw Mission, 1823-1837
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Author
Publication
1999 - Michigan State University Press, East Lansing, Michigan
Language
English
Word Count
63,500 words, Guess
Page Count
254 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL18279443M
- ISBN-100870134914
- OCLC Control Number40632051
- Library of Congress Control Number98056111
- Goodreads6118928
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- LibraryThing3477421
Classifications
- DDC266/.0089/970774923
- LCCE99.M47 W54 1999
Description
In 1823 William and Amanda Ferry opened a boarding school for Metis children on Mackinac Island, Michigan Territory, setting in motion an intense spiritual battle to win the souls and change the lives of the children, their parents, and all others living at Mackinac. Battle for the Soul demonstrates how a group of enthusiastic missionaries, empowered by an uncompromising religious motivation, served as agents of Americanization. The Ferry's high hopes crumbled, however, as they watched their work bring about a revival of Catholicism and their students refuse to abandon the fur trade as a way of life. The story of the Mackinaw Mission is that of people who held different world views negotiating to create a "middle-ground" society with room for all.
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