The Alaskan pathfinder; the story of Sheldon Jackson
By: by John T. Faris ... with introduction by John A. Marquis
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell company
Published: 1926
Place of publication: New York; Chicago [etc.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Copyright date: 1926
Subjects: Missions
Description: Jackson was a Presbyterian minister to New Mexico. In 1877 he went to Alaska and worked for the Eskimos. He procured reindeer from Siberia to supply meat, began the Alaska school system, preached to the Eskimos, and publicized Alaska to the nation.