Project Gutenberg 2015-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 186 Schneider, Carl Der Held von Uganda: Leben und Wirken des Pioniermissionars Alexander Mackay Produced by Heiko Evermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Der Held von Uganda: Leben und Wirken des Pioniermissionars Alexander Mackay" by Carl Schneider is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the life and missionary work of Alexander Mackay, focusing on his significant contributions to the missionary efforts in Uganda during the late 19th century. It delves into his upbringing, education, and the challenges he faced in establishing a Christian presence in the region. The opening of the work sets the stage for Mackay's story, describing the impetus for the Uganda mission initiated by explorer Henry M. Stanley's passionate article urging English Christians to support the mission. It introduces Mackay as a gifted youth, educated in a devout household, whose early interests in practical sciences equipped him for future challenges. As he embarks on his journey to Uganda, the text foreshadows the trials he will encounter while providing insight into his deep faith, commitment to education, and practical skills that he will deploy in his revolutionary work among the people of Uganda. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Missionaries -- Biography Mackay, A. M. (Alexander Murdoch), 1849-1890 Missions -- Uganda BV Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Biographies Category: German Literature Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious 213488 2025-06-19T12:50:13.652673 text/html 190463 2024-10-24T17:09:09 text/html 502547 2025-06-19T12:50:17.533714 application/epub+zip 503952 2025-06-19T12:50:14.505758 application/epub+zip 152849 2025-06-19T12:50:14.124668 application/epub+zip 579312 2025-06-19T12:50:20.179634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 556012 2025-06-19T12:50:17.138682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205870 2022-09-22T04:51:05.052836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192194 2025-06-19T12:50:13.316716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172246 2024-10-24T17:09:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16335 2025-06-19T12:50:20.318605 application/rdf+xml 16504 2025-06-19T12:50:14.198742 image/jpeg 2533 2025-06-19T12:50:14.162662 image/jpeg 545799 2025-06-19T12:50:13.699659 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog