And the Wilderness Shall Blossom: Henry Benajamin Whiple, Churhcman, Educator and Advocate for the Indians - Hardcover

Allen, Anne Beiser

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1890434752 ISBN 13: 9781890434755

Verlag: Afton Historical Society Press,U.S., 2007

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When he died in 1902, Henry Benjamin Whipple was one of Minnesota’s best-known citizens. In his 43 years as Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota, he had overseen the development of the state’s Episcopal Diocese and established two well-regarded secondary schools (Shattuck and St. Marys) and Seabury Seminary. In his denomination, he was a force for conciliation and mission. But he was most famous as a champion of the rights of Native Americans. Although his advocacy of assimilating native peoples into the majority culture is now challenged, in his time he was a major voice in bringing the plight of Native Americans onto the international stage. An outgoing, charismatic figure, Whipple was “ninety percent St. John and ten percent New York politician,” a charming blend of evangelist and shrewd businessman whose friends ran the gamut from presidents to backwoodsmen. His simple sincerity and beautiful, powerful voice made him a popular speaker and persuasive fund-raiser.Anne Beiser Allen traces Whipple’s origins in upstate New York, his election as Minnesota’s first Episcopal Bishop and his growing influence in the fields of religious affairs, education and Indian policy. Her carefully documented research helps to bring this complex figure into clearer focus.

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Anne Beiser Allen has been writing about historical personalities for many years. Her work has appeared in such publications as American History, The Palimpsest (now known as Iowa Heritage Illustrated) and Minnesota History. In 2000, she published An Independent Woman: The Life of Lou Henry Hoover. One of her articles received the Throne-Aldrich Award from the Iowa State Historical Society in 2003. In 2005, her children’s book, What Can I Do? was published by Alpha Xi Delta sorority as part of a project to encourage reading among young children. Her poetry has appeared in several periodicals, including The Living Church. The daughter of an army officer, she traveled widely in her early years and was confirmed in the Episcopal Church by the English Bishop of Whitby in Fontainebleau, France. She and her husband, a native Minnesotan, have lived in Rochester since 2000.

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• Verlag: Afton Historical Society Press,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1890434752
• ISBN 13: 9781890434755
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 287