Religion and society in frontier California

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    • Maffly-Kipp, Laurie F.

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Religion and society in frontier California

Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp

(Yale historical publications)

Yale University Press, c1994

  • alk. paper

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-234) and index

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The chaotic and reputedly immoral behaviour of the miners who made up the gold rush to the Californian frontier greatly worried the evangelical protestants from the Northeast. They sent missionaries to spread the word and transplant their beliefs. This book is the story of that enterprise.

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