Record details

• Physical Description: 92 pages : illustrations, maps portraits ; 24 cm.
• Publisher: Washington [U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service; may be obtained from the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1964.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 92).

Formatted Contents Note:

Call from the west -- Samuel Parker and the American Board -- "We want you for Oregon" -- Those who answered the call -- The Oregon country -- The trip west -- A welcome at Fort Vancouver -- Starting a new life -- The Cayuse Indians -- Reinforcements for Oregon -- A community rises at Waiilatpu -- The mission children -- Mission in Oregon -- The ride east -- A Caravan on the Oregon Trail -- The gathering storm -- The massacre -- The harvest of violence -- Preservation of the past -- Testimony from the earth : a folio.

Additional Physical Form available Note:

Also available online; current access via PURL.

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Subject:

Whitman Mission National Historic Site (Wash.)
Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847.

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• National Park Service historical handbook series, no. 37
• Historical handbook series (Washington, D.C.)