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Unsettled Ground (inbunden, eng)
A highly-readable, myth-busting history of the Whitman Massacre—a pivotal event in the history of the American West—that incl...
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A highly-readable, myth-busting history of the Whitman Massacre—a pivotal event in the history of the American West—that includes the often-missing Native American point of view.
In 1836, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, devout missionaries from upstate New York, established a Presbyterian mission on Cayuse Indian land near what is now the fashionable wine capital of Walla Walla, WashingtonEleven years later, a group of Cayuses killed the Whitmans and eleven others in what became known as the Whitman Massacre. The attack led to a war of retaliation against the Cayuse; the extension of federal control over the present-day states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming; and martyrdom for the Whitmans.
Today, however, the Whitmans are more likely to be demonized as colonizers than revered as heroes.
“[Tate] tells the Cayuse’s side of the story with empathy and clarity . . . a meticulously researched book.” —The Seattle Times
In 1836, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, devout missionaries from upstate New York, established a Presbyterian mission on Cayuse Indian land near what is now the fashionable wine capital of Walla Walla, WashingtonEleven years later, a group of Cayuses killed the Whitmans and eleven others in what became known as the Whitman Massacre. The attack led to a war of retaliation against the Cayuse; the extension of federal control over the present-day states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming; and martyrdom for the Whitmans.
Today, however, the Whitmans are more likely to be demonized as colonizers than revered as heroes.
“[Tate] tells the Cayuse’s side of the story with empathy and clarity . . . a meticulously researched book.” —The Seattle Times
Format | Inbunden |
Omfång | 304 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Sasquatch Books |
Utgivningsdatum | 2020-11-17 |
ISBN | 9781632172501 |
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- Inbunden, 304, Engelska, Sasquatch Books, 2020-11-17, 9781632172501
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