India's Sam Higginbottom: agricultural missionary extraordinary

Author:
Hess, Gary R. , Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Advisor:
Younger, Edward E., Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Abstract:

The purpose of this thesis is to study the career of Sam Higginbottom. For forty-two years from 1903 to 1945, Sam Higginbottom waged a dedicated, courageous and successful battle against famine and poverty in India. Born in England and educated in the United States, Higginbottom served as a Presbyterian missionary to Allahabad in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.

Degree:
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords:
Higginbottom, Sam, 1874-1958, Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Agriculture -- India
Language:
English
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Issued Date:
1962