Project Gutenberg 2012-09-17 Public domain in the USA. 119 Puddefoot, William George 1842 1925 Puddefoot, William G. (William George) Puddefoot, W. G. (William George) The Minute Man on the Frontier Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Bergquist, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Minute Man on the Frontier" by William George Puddefoot is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work captures the experiences and reflections of a frontier missionary, detailing the challenges and transformations happening in the American frontier as well as the impact of immigration and pioneering spirit on society and the economy during that time. The central character is the "minute man," a term for these frontier missionaries who play a critical role in shaping communities amidst hardship and rapid change. The opening of the book introduces readers to the profound changes occurring on the American frontier, particularly focusing on the relationships between these changes and broader global contexts. Puddefoot shares vivid anecdotes about the lives of early settlers, the development of towns, and the challenges faced by immigrants who seek new opportunities. He underscores the social dynamics of frontier life, including the varying conditions among settlers, and establishes the missionary's crucial role in navigating and responding to the needs of both the land and its people, while highlighting the importance of faith amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40783/40783-h/images/frontcover.jpg en Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) Missions -- West (U.S.) F590.3 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 377176 376979 2025-03-16T14:22:07.864412 2023-09-17T16:11:27.735403 text/html text/html 377063 2012-09-17T16:37:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 772067 2012-09-17T16:37:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 811662 2025-03-16T14:22:13.872330 application/epub+zip 813421 2025-03-16T14:22:08.930487 application/epub+zip 211381 2025-03-16T14:22:08.382370 application/epub+zip 930648 2025-03-16T14:22:18.143296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881491 2025-03-16T14:22:13.265342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281784 2022-09-18T16:25:25.482812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332022 331796 2024-10-17T08:34:07.092371 2023-09-17T16:11:27.117381 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 331827 2012-09-17T16:37:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132835 2012-09-17T16:37:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 331838 2012-09-17T16:37:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132794 2012-09-17T16:37:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21943 2025-03-16T14:22:18.293295 application/rdf+xml 16923 2025-03-16T14:22:08.473352 image/jpeg 2716 2025-03-16T14:22:08.427363 image/jpeg 772835 2025-03-16T14:22:07.936370 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog