| The Tragic Tale of Narcissa Whitman and a Faithful History of the Oregon Trail Contributor(s): Harness, Cheryl (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792259203 ISBN-13: 9780792259206 Publisher: National Geographic Kids OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: When she was a young girl, Narcissa loved nothing better than to read heroic tales about brave men and women risking their lives to bring Christian ideas to "barbarians" in far-off places. In 1831, her dream of doing the same was about to come true. That's when some Indians arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, looking for the "White Man's Book of Heaven." Their quest was the answer to Narcissa's prayers: She would bring salvation to "those wandering sons of our native forests." Narcissa married Marcus Whitman, another missionary want-to-be, and they headed West. She spent her honeymoon riding side-saddle some 2,000 miles across the vast, often perilous trail to Oregon Country-- something no other white woman had ever done. Then she and Marcus lived happily ever after singing hymns and teaching the Indians about the Bible, right? Wrong! Readers will find out what really happened when East met West at the end of the real-life, legendary Oregon Trail. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005030930 |
| Lexile Measure: 1120 |
| Series: Cheryl Harness Histories |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 7.72" W x 9.26" (0.98 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Oregon - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 109705 Reading Level: 7.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When she was a young girl, Narcissa loved nothing better than to read heroic tales about brave men and women risking their lives to bring Christian ideas to barbarians in far-off places. In 1831, her dream of doing the same was about to come true. That's when some Indians arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, looking for the White Man's Book of Heaven. Their quest was the answer to Narcissa's prayers: She would bring salvation to those wandering sons of our native forests. Narcissa married Marcus Whitman, another missionary want-to-be, and they headed West. She spent her honeymoon riding side-saddle some 2,000 miles across the vast, often perilous trail to Oregon Country--something no other white woman had ever done. Then she and Marcus lived happily ever after singing hymns and teaching the Indians about the Bible, right? Wrong! Readers will find out what really happened when East met West at the end of the real-life, legendary Oregon Trail.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information. |