Island Adventures: The Hawaiian Mission of Francis A. Hammond, 1851-1865

by John J. Hammond

Francis ("Frank") Hammond was not an average Mormon pioneer. After breaking his back working on a whaling ship off the coast of Siberia in 1844, he was set ashore on the island of Maui to heal. While there he set up shop as a shoemaker and learned the local language. Three years later, he converted to Mormonism in San Franciso, and in 1851 he was sent back to Hawaii as a missionary along with his new wife, Mary Jane. In the 1860s he returned to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560852429
• ISBN13: 9781560852421
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Signature Books
• Length: 800 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"