Labrador to Savage Island : stories of the ships of Christ, maritime missionary adventure throughout the world / D.P. Thomson ; illustrations by Robert Marshall.
Labrador to Savage Island : stories of the ships of Christ, maritime missionary adventure throughout the world / D.P. Thomson ; illustrations by Robert Marshall.
By
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Thomson, D. P. (David Patrick), 1896-
Publication Date
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1947
Publication Information
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London : Pickering & Inglis,
Physical Description
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96 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Missionary stories -- Juvenile literature.
Missions -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Labrador -- Juvenile literature.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-96).
Summary
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This book contains stories of different missionary groups and their ships carrying out missions around the world. The first two chapters focus on mission ships in Labrador, from the earliest attempt by Dutch sailor John Christian Ehrhardt aboard the ship Hope in 1752, to the great work of Wilfred Grenfell which began on the hospital ship the Albert in 1892.
Language
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English
ISBN
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[n/a]
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic NL Ref - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault | 917.18 T36 | NonCirculating |