| Where Wagons Could Go: Narcissa Whitman and Eliza Spaulding Bison Books Edition Contributor(s): Drury, Clifford Merrill (Editor), Jeffrey, Julie Roy (Introduction by), Drury, Clifford Merrill (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0803266065 ISBN-13: 9780803266063 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1997 Annotation: Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, went to Oregon as missionaries in 1836, accompanied by the Reverend Henry Spalding and his wife, Eliza. It was, as Narcissa wrote, "an unheard of journey for females." Narcissa Whitman kept a diary during the long trip from New York and continued to write about her rigorous and amazing life at the Protestant mission near present-day Walla Walla, Washington. Her words convey her complex humanity and devotion to the Christian conversion and welfare of the Indians. Clifford Drury sketches in the circumstances that, for the Whitmans, resulted in tragedy. Eliza Spalding, equally devout and also artistic, relates her experiences in a pioneering venture. Drury also includes the diary of Mary Augusta Dix Gray and a biographical sketch of Sarah Gilbert White Smith, later arrivals at the Whitman mission. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96038594 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.01" W x 8.88" (0.86 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, went to Oregon as missionaries in 1836, accompanied by the Reverend Henry Spalding and his wife, Eliza. It was, as Narcissa wrote, "an unheard of journey for females." Narcissa Whitman kept a diary during the long trip from New York and continued to write about her rigorous and amazing life at the Protestant mission near present-day Walla Walla, Washington. Her words convey her complex humanity and devotion to the Christian conversion and welfare of the Indians. Clifford Drury sketches in the circumstances that, for the Whitmans, resulted in tragedy. Eliza Spalding, equally devout and also artistic, relates her experiences in a pioneering venture. Drury also includes the diary of Mary Augusta Dix Gray and a biographical sketch of Sarah Gilbert White Smith, later arrivals at the Whitman mission. Clifford Merrill Drury, clergyman and historian, was known for such books as Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the Opening of Old Oregon. Julie Roy Jeffrey, chair of the Department of History and Historical Studies at Goucher College, is the author of Converting the West: A Biography of Narcissa Whitman. |