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5 Missionaries feared slaughtered by Auca Indians in Ecuador...
5 Missionaries feared slaughtered by Auca Indians in Ecuador...
Item # 713421
January 13, 1956
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Jan 13, 1956
* 5 American missionaries kidnapped & killed
* Nate Saint & Jim Elliot murdered with 3 others
* Operation Auca - Waorani people - Ecuador
* Evangelical Christian missionaries
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Bodies of 4 Missionaries Sighted in Ecuador Jungle" (see images) This group of missionaries were trying to establish friendly contact with Auca tribe in Ecuador. This is the event which inspired the documentary "End of the Spear" and the book, "Through Gates of Splendor", by Elizabeth Elliot.
Complete with 40 pages, light toning at the margins, generally very nice.
Category: The 20th Century
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