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Converting the Missionaries

The Wheeler Family and the Ojibwe

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Authors:
  1. Nancy Bunge

    1. Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

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  • Wheelers’ experience with Ojibwe shows how engagement with a culture other than one’s own can enrich one’s life
  • Twenty-five years living with the Ojibwe jar the Wheeler children out of conventional patterns
  • The Ojibwe fascinate the Wheeler children all their lives

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This book tells the uncommon story of a missionary family in the Midwestern United States, and their interactions with the indigenous Ojibwe. When Leonard and Harriet Wheeler arrived at La Pointe, Wisconsin in July of 1841, hoping to help the Ojibwe understand and accept the value of Christian civility, they did not expect such a profound transformation of their own lives. The Wheelers’ empathy for the Ojibwe not only grew during their twenty-five years of mission work in Northern Wisconsin, much of it spent trying to protect the Ojibwe from predatory whites, it also influenced the lives of their children.


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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction

    • Nancy Bunge
    Pages 1-13

  3. Leonard and Harriet’s Backgrounds Prepare them to Respect the Ojibwe

    • Nancy Bunge
    Pages 15-36

  4. The Wheelers Adjust to the Ojibwe and Each Other

    • Nancy Bunge
    Pages 37-57

  5. Settling in with the Ojibwe at Bad River

    • Nancy Bunge
    Pages 59-87

  6. Trying to Convince the Government to Honor the 1854 Treaty Destroys Leonard Wheeler’s Health

    • Nancy Bunge
    Pages 89-109

  7. The Wheelers Leave Bad River, but Do Not Forget It

    • Nancy Bunge
    Pages 111-116

  8. William Wheeler Synthesizes Ojibwe and Gilded Age Values

    • Nancy Bunge
    Pages 117-134

  9. Hattie Wheeler’s Writing Succeeds when Loyal to the Ojibwe

    • Nancy Bunge
    Pages 135-160

  10. Wheelers Return to the Ojibwe

    • Nancy Bunge
    Pages 161-192

  11. Mary Warren English Tries to Preserve Ojibwe Culture

    • Nancy Bunge
    Pages 193-198

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 199-204
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

    Nancy Bunge

About the author

Nancy Bunge, a Professor Emerita at Michigan State University, also served as a Senior Fulbright Lecturer in American Literature and Culture at the University of Vienna, the Free University of Brussels, the University of Ghent, and the University of Siegen.   She was a visiting scholar at Harvard Divinity School.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Converting the Missionaries

  • Book Subtitle: The Wheeler Family and the Ojibwe

  • Authors: Nancy Bunge

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51780-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-51779-2Published: 04 April 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-51782-2Due: 05 May 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-51780-8Published: 03 April 2024

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 204

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: US History, Religious Studies, general, North American Literature

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