Tucker, L. Norman. Handbooks of English Church Expansion: Western Canada; with Illustrations and Map. London: A. R. Mowbray & Co., Ltd, 1908. First Edition. [10628]
Green cloth decorated in gilt, spine a bit dull, 6 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches. Portrait of Archbishop Machray as frontispiece, seven additional b/w plates, folding b/w map. xii, 164 clean pp. 1913 owner's signature on ffep. Very good. Hardcover.
"This little book has been written with the practical purpose of helping to create in the motherland an intelligent interest in the great problems that are pressing for solution in the Canadian mission-field. It has been sought to do this by drawing as distinct a picture as possible of their salient features in regard more especially to needs and opportuinties." - Author's Preface.
A fascinating look at rural Canada at the beginning of the 20th century. Includes a description of the climate and physical features of Western Canada, a history beginning with early explorers and the Hudson's Bay Company, includes mention of the 6,000 Mormons settled in the southern part of Alberta. Relates the history of missions among both the whites and the Indians, describes the Columbia Coast Mission, the Mission Plan for Saskatchewan, and gives accounts of "Father Pat," Bishop Sillitoe, Bishop Bompas, Bishop Sullivan, and Archbishop Machray.
