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Beyond the Hungry Country

Louise A. Stinetorf

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Description:More at home in the black Africa where she was born under a trailside bush than in the America where she must go for her education, Laura Woodbury is a creature of two widely divergent cultures. "A little heathen" her Aunt Bessie back home called her and indeed Laura acknowledges throughout that she sees "black" more readily than she sees "white."This is, says Louise Stinetorf, author of the widely cherished White Witch Doctor, the odyssey of a woman's soul in search of direction. Cast in the form of a novel, it is partly based on experiences which actually happened either directly to her or to someone intimately known. The whole, a rich complex of adventure, humor, and stories of variegated personalities, is here shaped to a logical and dramatic continuity which is certain to attract all who enjoy tales of far-off places and people.There is, for instance, Laura's old black nurse, Maa Koo, who fed the baby strange native foods and taught her what living was all about despite the protests of Laura's strict missionary mother, and Mu'muou, the chief of the village Fusora, beyond the Hungry Country, who brings to Laura a terrifying yet tender experience. There are, too, the white missionaries—kindly Aunt Bun, and Laura's father, an ardent Afrophile. Finally there is Laura herself and her romance and marriage to Jimmy Grove, a young American who "dreamed of a time ... when the jungle's lush growth would be controlled and directed to the filling of men's granaries and stomachs." Their trek beyond the Hungry Country to found an agricultural and medical mission is described in terms which are as exciting and vibrant as the Congo itself.The Africa of Louise Stinetorf is presented not through the eyes of an ordinary missionary, but through the eyes of one whose mission is to know the humor and vitality of a primitive culture, to spread understanding and bring succor. It is a mission whose worth and truth shine from every page of this memorable book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Beyond the Hungry Country. To get started finding Beyond the Hungry Country, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 352

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Company

Release: 1954

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Description: More at home in the black Africa where she was born under a trailside bush than in the America where she must go for her education, Laura Woodbury is a creature of two widely divergent cultures. "A little heathen" her Aunt Bessie back home called her and indeed Laura acknowledges throughout that she sees "black" more readily than she sees "white."This is, says Louise Stinetorf, author of the widely cherished White Witch Doctor, the odyssey of a woman's soul in search of direction. Cast in the form of a novel, it is partly based on experiences which actually happened either directly to her or to someone intimately known. The whole, a rich complex of adventure, humor, and stories of variegated personalities, is here shaped to a logical and dramatic continuity which is certain to attract all who enjoy tales of far-off places and people.There is, for instance, Laura's old black nurse, Maa Koo, who fed the baby strange native foods and taught her what living was all about despite the protests of Laura's strict missionary mother, and Mu'muou, the chief of the village Fusora, beyond the Hungry Country, who brings to Laura a terrifying yet tender experience. There are, too, the white missionaries—kindly Aunt Bun, and Laura's father, an ardent Afrophile. Finally there is Laura herself and her romance and marriage to Jimmy Grove, a young American who "dreamed of a time ... when the jungle's lush growth would be controlled and directed to the filling of men's granaries and stomachs." Their trek beyond the Hungry Country to found an agricultural and medical mission is described in terms which are as exciting and vibrant as the Congo itself.The Africa of Louise Stinetorf is presented not through the eyes of an ordinary missionary, but through the eyes of one whose mission is to know the humor and vitality of a primitive culture, to spread understanding and bring succor. It is a mission whose worth and truth shine from every page of this memorable book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Beyond the Hungry Country. To get started finding Beyond the Hungry Country, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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