Apostle of Alaska: The Story of William Duncan of Metlakahtla

by John W. Arctander

43 chapters10h 42mEnglish1909

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This is this story of William Duncan, an English missionary, who established a colony among the Tsimshian people of the Pacific Northwest. He worked there from 1856 until his death in 1918 at the age of 86. - Summary by Fritz

Chapters (42)

1The Call Of the Lord

373

2The Boy the Father of the Man

781

3"Speak Lord, Thy Servant Heareth"

424

4A New Mission Field

687

5Aboard the Man-of-War

322

6The Inside Passage

836

7At the Fort

1041

8The Tsimsheans

516

9Mode of Living

654

10Peculiar Customs

1294

11The Totems and Clubs

1044

12The Medicine-Men

962

13The Religion of the Tsimsheans

706

14The Son of the Heavenly Chief

857

15Traimshum, the Tsimshean Devil

176

16Behind the Walls

358

17The First Message

850

18The Devil Abroad

716

19First Fruits

1418

20A Christian Village

687

21Legaic

764

22Onward and Upward

1167

23Temporal Advancement

1075

24Interesting Incidents

1230

25How Mr. Duncan Became a Judge

464

26From Judge Duncan's Docket

1423

27Back in Old England

1077

28Home Again

967

29Notable Visitors

1543

30Trouble Brewing

1161

31The Rupture

679

32The Serpent

1185

33The Last Blow

782

34The New Home

1155

35The Pioneers

707

36A Day at Metlakahtla

704

37Leaves from Mr. Duncan's Diary

703

38Some Metlakahtla History

2091

39Flotsam and Jetsam

1766

40The Metlakahtla Industries

917

41The "Christian Church"

1237

42The Grand Old Man

751

Apostle of Alaska: The Story of William Duncan of Metlakahtla

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Chapters (42)

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