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Brochure regarding the Ganado Mission to Navajo Indians

Creator:
Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Date:
n.d.
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In contrast to Zane Grey's negative portrayal of mission work in The Vanishing American, this pamphlet from the Ganado Mission to Navajo Indians shows how missionaries viewed their work as improving the lives of Native Americans.

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