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Author Ely, Edmund F

Title The Ojibwe Journals of Edmund F. Ely, 1833-1849
Published Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (520 pages)
Summary Twenty-four-year-old Edmund F. Ely, a divinity student from Albany, New York, gave up his preparation for the ministry in 1833 to become a missionary and teacher among the Ojibwe of Lake Superior. During the next sixteen years, Ely lived, taught, and preached among the Ojibwe, keeping a journal of his day-to-day experiences as well as recording ethnographic information about the Ojibwe. From recording his frustrations over the Ojibwe's rejection of Christianity to describing hunting and fishing techniques he learned from his Ojibwe neighbors, Ely's unique and rich record provides unprecedente
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Ely, Edmund Franklin, 1809-1882 -- Diaries
SUBJECT Ely, Edmund Franklin, 1809-1882 -- Diaries
Ely, Edmund Franklin, 1809-1882 fast
Subject Ojibwa Indians -- Missions -- Wisconsin -- Fond du Lac
Presbyterian Church -- Missions -- Wisconsin -- Fond du Lac
Missionaries -- Wisconsin -- Fond du Lac -- Biography
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Missionaries
Ojibwa Indians -- Missions
Presbyterian Church -- Missions
Wisconsin -- Fond du Lac
Genre/Form Biographies
Diaries
Form Electronic book
Author Schenck, Theresa M.
ISBN 9780803271586
0803271581