Wilfred Grenfell, His Life and Work.

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Review: From inside flap: This is the only authorized and full biography of Dr. Sir Wilfred Grenfell, the missionary, whose name will always be associated with Newfoundland and Labrador.

Grenfell's life is described from his boyhood in Cheshire to his death in the U.S. in 1940, and much that has never been told of this remarkable sailor, explorer, planner, and publicist is finally on record.

Grenfell met with opposition from governments, established churches, and from unscrupulous traders who exploited the fisherman. This biography tells of his struggle against them, and against poverty, disease, and the harshness of a barren land in sub-artic seas. It is the story of a man who aspired to live as Christ lived. Grenfell loved adventure, but above all he loved people.

In living his Christianity Grenfell inspired thousands to an ideal and purpose in life, and built up a vast support in the U.S., Great Britain and elsewhere...men and women who continue his work today.

This refers to 1959 hardback edition.