A Labrador Doctor / The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

An autobiographical account traces a physician’s life from childhood and medical training through decades of work along a remote Atlantic coast, recounting clinical practice, sea voyages, and community-building projects. It describes interactions with local populations, establishment of co-operative stores, a mill, an orphanage, educational initiatives, and experiments in reindeer husbandry, alongside dramatic episodes such as an ice-pan survival and wartime service. Interwoven are practical concerns of fisheries, transport by dog teams, lectures and fundraising tours, and personal reflections on faith, marriage, and the future direction of the mission work.