1836: “PEOPLE, TO ENJOY LIFE, WANT AMUSEUMENT." A MISSIONARY CRITIQUE BY WILLIAM RUSCHENBERGER
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William Ruschenberger was an American doctor, botanist, writer, and naval officer. From 1835 to 1837 he was fleet surgeon for the East India Squadron, which for a period was stationed in Hawaii. This 1836 entry, written in Honolulu, was published in Ruschenberger's book A Voyage Round the World, and was likely among the first pieces of criticism leveled against the missionaries, whose influence in...
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