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"This is Borzoi book." |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-318) and index. |
| Contents |
Beginnings. American outreach : the China trade ; "Providence unquestionably cast them on our shores" -- Hawaii -- Ascent. American mission : the World savers ; "A seminary for the education of heathen youth" -- Cornwall -- Crisis. American paradox : the indelible color line ; "So much excitement and disgust throughout our county" -- The Cherokee Nation -- Finale. American tragedy : renascence and removal ; "Even the stoutest hearts melt into tears." |
| Summary |
Near the start of the nineteenth century, a group of eminent Protestant ministers formed a grand scheme for gathering the rest of mankind into the redemptive fold of Christianity. Its core element was a special school for "heathen youth" drawn from all parts of the earth, including the Pacific Islands, China, India, and, increasingly, the native nations of North America. If all went well, graduates would return to join similar projects in their respective homelands. For some years, the school prospered... However, when two Cherokee students courted and married local women, fundamental ideals were put to a severe test. The Heathen School follows the progress, and the demise, of this first true melting pot through the lives of individual students. From its birth as a beacon of hope for universal "salvation," the school descends into bitter controversy, as American racial attitudes intensify. Instead of encouraging reconciliation, the school exposes the limits of tolerance and sets off a chain of events that will culminate tragically in the Trail of Tears. |
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Foreign Mission School (Cornwall, Conn.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Indians of North America -- Education -- History -- 19th century.
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Education -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Hawaiians -- Education -- History -- 19th century.
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Home missions.
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United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
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| Other title |
Story of hope and betrayal in the age of the early republic |
| ISBN |
9780679455103
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0679455108
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