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Good intentions gone awry : Emma Crosby and the Methodist mission on the Northwest Coast  Cover Image Book Book

Good intentions gone awry : Emma Crosby and the Methodist mission on the Northwest Coast / Jan Hare and Jean Barman.

Hare, Jan, 1965- (author.). Barman, Jean, 1939- (author.).

Summary:

"Presents the letters of Emma Crosby ... who came to Fort Simpson ... in 1874. ... The authors critically represent Emma's sincere convictions towards mission work and the running of the Crosby Girls' Home (later to become a residential school), while at the same time exposing them as a product of the times in which she lived." --back cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780774812702
  • ISBN: 9780774812719
  • ISBN: 0774812702
  • ISBN: 0774812710
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 307 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia : UBC Press, 2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [288]-294) and index.
Subject: Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926 > Correspondence.
Crosby, Thomas, 1840-1914.
Missionaries' spouses > Canada > Biography.
Tsimshian Indians > Missions > British Columbia > History.
Methodist Church > Missions > British Columbia > Port Simpson > History.
Topic Heading: First Nations Canada.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Terrace Public Library 971.132 HAR (Text) 002008639 Adult Non-fiction Volume hold Available -


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