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Woman in the wilderness : letters of Harriet Wood Wheeler, missionary wife, 1832-1892 / Nancy Bunge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bunge, Nancy L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wheeler, Harriet Wood, 1816-1894.
- Wheeler, Harriet Wood.
- Wheeler, Harriet Wood, 1816-1894--Correspondence.
- Wheeler, Harriet Wood, 1816-1894--Family.
- Women pioneers--Wisconsin--Biography.
- Women pioneers.
- Missionaries' spouses--Wisconsin--Biography.
- Missionaries' spouses.
- Ojibwa Indians--Missions--Wisconsin--History--19th century.
- Ojibwa Indians.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Wisconsin.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Women--Education.
- Ethnic relations.
- History.
- Ojibwa Indians--Missions.
- Families.
- Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin--Ethnic relations--History--19th century.
- Women--Education--United States--Case studies.
- Women.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Biographies.
- Correspondence.
- Personal correspondence.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2010]
- Contents:
- Preparation for the journey
- The reality of mission life
- Building a home alone in the forest
- Standing with the Ojibwe against removal and smallpox
- Struggling against sickness
- Harriet's children
- Life without a mission.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780870139789
- 0870139789
- OCLC:
- 511615525
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