Calvin Wilson Mateer, forty-five years a missionary in Shantung, China : $b a biography

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Experience one of the most remarkable missionary biographies ever written in this definitive account of Calvin Wilson Mateer's forty-five years in Shantung, China. Daniel Webster Fisher captures the extraordinary dedication of a missionary who spent nearly half a century serving a community that had rejected him and then embraced him, documenting the dramatic shift in Chinese attitudes toward Western influence and Christianity during one of the most turbulent eras in modern history.\n\nThis is not just a biography; it is a vivid historical record of missionary work in China, covering the Boxer Rebellion, the Boxer Indemnity, and the changing political landscape of the early 20th century. Fisher's narrative is both personal and panoramic, revealing the profound impact of one man's persistence and the larger cultural transformation that followed. The EPUB edition makes this classic accessible on any device — read it on your phone, tablet, or e-reader today.