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In 1823 William and Amanda Ferry opened a boarding school for Metis children on Mackinac Island, Michigan Territory, setting in motion an intense spiritual battle to win the souls and change the lives of the children, their parents, and all others living at Mackinac. Battle for the Soul demonstrates how a group of enthusiastic missionaries. empowered by an uncompromising religious motivation, served as agents of Americanization. The Ferrys' high hopes crumbled, however, as they watched their work bring about a revival of Catholicism and their students refuse to abandon the fur trade as a way of life. The story of the Mackinaw Mission is that of people who held differing world views negotiating, to create a "middle-ground", a society with room for all.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Christianity

• Full title: Battle for the Soul
• Subtitle: Metis Children Encounter Evangelical Protestants at Mackinshaw Mission, 1823-1837
• Author: Keith R. Widder
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 278
• EAN: 9780870134913
• ISBN: 9780870134913
• ID: 06307618
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Weight: 480 g
• Dimensions: 241 × 159 × 21 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. May 1999

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