Jessie Luther at the Grenfell Mission

While her journal concentrates on her efforts to teach weaving, carving, metal work, pottery, carpentry, basket weaving, and her best known accomplishment, the hooked mats that have become famous for their strong designs and meticulous craftsmanship, she also describes the local people and customs of St Anthony and life in the household of the Grenfell workers. After she left Newfoundland, Luther became one of the pioneers of occupational therapy in the United States, spending the rest of her professional life as director of occupational therapy at the Butler Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Edited by Ronald Rompkey, author of the most authoritative biography of Grenfell, Luther's journal provides an unusually intimate account of Wilfred Grenfell during these four years B his idiosyncracies, his attempts to meet the needs of the community, his rescue from a floating ice pan, his marriage B and brings to life the Newfoundlanders with whom she worked.

Info autore

Ronald Rompkey is University Research Professor, Department of English, Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is the author or editor of eleven books, including three others on Labrador.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ronald Rompkey
• Editore: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.04.2001
• EAN: 9780773521766
• ISBN: 978-0-7735-2176-6
• Pagine: 392
• Dimensioni: 237 mm x 164 mm x 34 mm
• Peso: 714 g
• Illustrazioni: illus., maps
• Serie: McGill-Queen's/Associated McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society; McGill-Queen's/AMS Healthcare Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni