A historical sketch of the "Old Mission," and its missionaries to the Ojibway Indians
Subtitle: on Madeline Island, Lake Superior, Wisconsin
By: by Stanley Edwards Lathrop
Publisher: S.E. Edwards
Published: 1905
Place of publication: Ashland, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 45
Subjects: Ojibwa Indians; Old Mission House (La Pointe, Wis.); Missions; Indians of North America; History
Description: This book is a labor of love by. a pastor who visited Madeline Island in the past. Published in 1905 (tho not marked as such within the text), it contains personal observations, research material, and interview material gleaned from the still-living persons who were at the ABCFM mission on the island in the 1830s and into the 40s. The author has gleaned photos as well as content and he is respectful of the missionaries. Descriptions of the Indians are typical of the "savage needing civilizing" way of thinking.