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Synopsis
The story of an eight-year voyage and a mission to save souls, led by a Yorkshire man, George Bennet, and a vicar from the Isle of Wight, Daniel Tyerman. They set off on the day that Napoleon died, in 1821, on a whaler bound for Tahiti.
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Based on contemporary journals, mission reports, letters and illustrations, On the Missionary Trail is both the enthralling narrative of the longest missionary voyage ever undertaken and an eye-opening snapshot of little-known worlds, set against the wider picture of evangelism and guilt, heroism and humanity.
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"Lively and sympathetic... This fascinating book is the monument they deserve." -- Sunday Times
"Excellent... Hiney writes plainly and clearly. His story is crammed with drama and exotica... Hiney allows people and events to speak for themselves." --TLS
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- PublisherPimlico
- ISBN 10 0712666494
- ISBN 13 9780712666497
- BindingPaperback
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