Conflicted mission : faith, disputes, and deception on the Dakota frontier /
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| Author / Creator: | Clemmons, Linda M., 1969- author. |
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| Imprint: | St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2014] |
| Description: | 274 pages ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9978344 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. "Waging War... against the Powers of Darkness" An Idealized Vision of Missionary Work, 1830-35
- 2. "We are not without heartfelt trials in this heathen land" Conflicts within the Mission Community, 1835-39
- 3. "We could not make them see with our eyes" Early Conflicts with the Dakotas, 1835-40
- 4. "Leagued together to drive all the missionaries out of their country" Increasing Opposition and Conflict, 1840-50
- 5. "I cannot feel satisfied with the result of my labors for these heathen" Missionaries, Dakotas, and the Treaties of 1851, 1850-54
- 6. "We have opposition from Indians and from white men" Conflicts Intensify, 1854-61
- 7. "The Dark Hour" The ABCFM Missionaries and the Dakota War of 1862
- Epilogue: "But oh, how changed the times" The Immediate Aftermath of the Dakota War of 1862
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
