Grenfell of Labrador : A Biography / Ronald Rompkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rompkey, Ronald, Author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir, 1865-1940.

Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason.

Grenfell Labrador Medical Mission--Biography.

Grenfell Labrador Medical Mission.

Grenfell Labrador Medical Mission--History.

Newfoundland and Labrador--Labrador.

Newfoundland and Labrador.

Newfoundland and Labrador--Social conditions.

Genre:

Biographies.

Biography.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Wilfred Thomason Grenfell arrived in Newfoundland in 1892. At first an evangelical missionary of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, he raised funds and founded a network of hospitals, nursing stations, schools, and home industries. Also considers contributions of Lady Grenfell and officers of Grenfell Mission.

Contents:

Prologue

pt. 1. Deep Sea Missionary

1. Mostyn House School, 1865-1882

2. The London Hospital Medical College, 1883-1889

3. The Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, 1889-1892

4. The Voyages of the Albert, 1892-1893

5. The Voyage of the Princess May, 1893-94

pt. 2. Social Reformer

6. Hard Times in Newfoundland, 1894-1897

7. Exile in England, 1897-1899

8. The Hero Ascendant, 1900-1905

9. Grand Almoner, 1905-1908

10. The Hero Confirmed, 1908-1910

pt. 3. Living Legend

11. Running a Railroad Accident, 1910-1914

12. Coping with War, 1914-1918

13. Promoting the Mission, 1918-1920

14. The Lecture Circuit, 1918-1923

15. Public Figure, 1923-1927

pt. 4. Spent Runner

16. The New Mission, 1928-1931

17. The Death of Democracy, 1931-1934

18. Resignation, 1934-1937

19. The Last Lap, 1937-1940

Epilogue.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

1-4875-8050-9

OCLC:

1114838595