Grenfell of Labrador: A Biography

At first an evangelical missionary of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fisherman Grenfell became part of philanthropic movements on both sides of the Atlantic. Raising funds in Canada and the United States he founded a network of hospitals nursing stations schools and home industries that exists in a modified form to this day. In 1908 the story of his survival after a night marooned on a drifting patch of ice transformed him into a popular hero. He eventually became one of the most successful lecturers of his time.Ronald Rompkey tells the story of Grenfell's education his Anglo-Saxonism and his devotion to broader issues of hygiene and public health. Above all Rompkey shows that Grenfell went beyond being a doctor or a missionary to become a cultural politician who intervened in a colonial culture. Grenfell of Labrador provides a vivid picture of the man himself and the social movements through which he worked.