Letters of Caspar Henry Burton, Jr. / edited by his brother, Spence Burton, S.S.J.E.
TITLE:
Letters of Caspar Henry Burton, Jr. / edited by his brother, Spence Burton, S.S.J.E.
Publication Date:
1921
Publication Information:
[Cambridge, Mass.] Privatley printed [by the Riverside Press]
Physical Description:
viii, 404 p. : ill.
Additional Contributors:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Edited by his brother Spence, this biography of Caspar Burton Junior contains mainly letters Burton sent to family and friends and gives great insight into the life of a heroic young man who died far too young from injuries suffered in the First World War. The third section of the book (pp. 101-198) describes the three years Burton volunteered with the Grenfell Mission in Northern Newfoundland and Labrador, becoming a favorite of those he worked with at the mission and the many people he met through his work there.
Language:
English
General Note:
"Chapter III. The Labrador, 1912-1915."
