Author:
Demos, John, author.
Edition Statement:First edition.
Imprint:New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Descriptionx, 337 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note: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."
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-318) and index.
Note:Documents the story of a nineteenth-century missionary project that reflected the Christian views of a fledgling U.S., tracing how the successes of a Christian school were eventually tested by interracial marriages and bitter controversies.
