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Twenty Years Among the Mexicans: A Narrative of Missionary Labor, First Edition 1875
by Rankin, Melinda
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RANKIN, Melinda. Twenty Years Among the Mexicans: A Narrative of Missionary Labor. Cincinnati: Chase and Hall, 1875. First Edition. 8vo; 214pp. Brown cloth board, yellow endpapers, gilt-stamped titles to spine and upper board. Numerous article clippings on Rankin included. The book is written on the author's account as a female Christian missionary having spent twenty years in Monterey, Mexico. Spanish Missions were active in Mexico since the 15th century. However, women were not commonly sent to do missionary ministry until the 1830s which lead Rankin to be one of the first, In this very raw account of her experiences in Mexico, she discusses the Revolution of 1871, her resistance against government orders issuing her to house General Rocha and his men, accounts of poverty amongst the locals, combatting racism towards Mexicans against Western Protestant donors, and her struggle to end her lifelong dedication when the Church decided to de-fund her mission. The majority of the work deals with her understanding the locals and their history with the Roman Catholic church, their centuries old battle with independence from colonialism and corrupt governmental systems, as well as Rankin's own relationship to the Protestant Faith, God, and the Church. Chip at head of spine, some pencil annotations throughout, binding is tight and text and pages are crisp and clean. Overall very good condition.
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- Twenty Years Among the Mexicans: A Narrative of Missionary Labor, First Edition 1875
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- Rankin, Melinda
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For over 30 years, we have served a clientele of collectors, private institutions, universities, and public libraries in acquisition and collection development. We are members of ILAB, ABAA, and PADA, and have furnished collections around the world with rare and unique material; from the personal letters of literary greats to first edition Journals of Congress to unique pamphlets from the civil rights era. We strive to find archives and original early printed material that can fill gaps in existing institutional holdings; the kind of material that can bring new perspectives to the traditionally disregarded voices of indigiouneous peoples, women, and African-Americans.
We pride ourselves on the ability to track down the rarest and most interesting material for our client's collections. The partnerships we form with libraries, institutions, and personal collectors begin with a phone call or an email and last for decades. We offer an unconditional guarantee for each item's authenticity and completeness.
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