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Chronicles the lives of 18 missionaries from Oberlin College who worked in Shansi, China, and died in 1900 during the Chinese Boxer Rebellion. Details their religious beliefs, attitudes, and struggles living with harsh conditions in disease-ravaged areas. A tragic story of the clash between two cultures. Includes b&w photos. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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With his latest book, prize-winning, popular historian Nat Brandt turns his eye to a little-known group of Midwest missionaries who gave their lives for their religious beliefs. Brandt's careful research uncovers the life, attitudes, and Christianity of the Oberlin College missionaries from the late 1880s leading up to their deaths in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion in China.
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