Grenfell of Labrador : A Biography

Ronald Rompkey

ISBN 10: 0802077889 / ISBN 13: 9780802077882

Published by University Of Toronto Press Mai 1993, 1993

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Neuware - When the 23-year-old British Doctor Wilfred Grenfell first set foot in Newfoundland in 1892, bent upon serving migrant fishermen, he had no clear idea who his patients were or how they lived there. But his first few weeks on the Labrador coast changed all that. Moved by its natural beauty and the lack of the most elementary comforts, he was seized by a desire for reform and devoted the rest of his life to the task. At first an evangelical missionary of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, Grenfell would become the instrument of philanthropic movements on both sides of the Atlantic and a beloved symbol of unselfish service.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grenfell of Labrador : A Biography
• Publisher: University Of Toronto Press Mai 1993
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802077889
• ISBN 13: 9780802077882
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 20D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 535 grams

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Synopsis

When the 23-year-old British Doctor Wilfred Grenfell first set foot in Newfoundland in 1892, bent upon serving migrant fishermen, he had no clear idea who his patients were or how they lived there. But his first few weeks on the Labrador coast changed all that. Moved by its natural beauty and the lack of the most elementary comforts, he was seized by a desire for reform and devoted the rest of his life to the task. At first an evangelical missionary of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, Grenfell would become the instrument of philanthropic movements on both sides of the Atlantic and a beloved symbol of unselfish service.

About the Author

RONALD ROMPKEY is Associate Professor of English at Memorial University of Newfoundland.