Converting the Missionaries: The Wheeler Family and the Ojibwe

by Nancy Bunge

This book tells the uncommon story of a missionary family in the Midwestern United States, and their interactions with the indigenous Ojibwe. When Leonard and Harriet Wheeler arrived at La Pointe, Wisconsin in July of 1841, hoping to help the Ojibwe understand and accept the value of Christian civility, they did not expect such a profound transformation of their own lives. The Wheelers' empathy for the Ojibwe not only grew during their twenty-five...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031517792
• ISBN13: 9783031517792
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"