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Unsettled ground : the Whitman Massacre and its shifting legacy in the American West Cover Image Book

Unsettled ground : the Whitman Massacre and its shifting legacy in the American West / Cassandra Tate.

Whitman Massacre and its shifting legacy in the American West. (portion title)
Tate, Cassandra, (author.).

Summary:

"Historian Cassandra Tate proposes to assemble the story of the Whitman Massacre from the many accounts while including the native point of view to provide a greater context to the event"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 163217250X
  • ISBN: 9781632172501
  • Physical Description: xx, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Seattle, WA : Sasquatch Books, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-279) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Attack -- The Imperial Tribe -- The Missionaries -- Destination Oregon -- Early Years at Waiilatpu -- The Disillusionment Becomes Mutual -- Explosion of Grief and Violence -- Aftermath -- Canonization -- Reinterpreting the Whitman "Tragedy."

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Subject: Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847 > Statues.
Waiilatpu Mission (Wash.)
Whitman Massacre, 1847.
Cayuse Indians > Oregon > History > 19th century.
Cayuse Indians > Washington (State) > History > 19th century.
Cayuse Indians > Missions > Oregon.
Cayuse Indians > Missions > Washington (State)
Oregon > History > 19th century.
Washington (State) > History > 19th century.
Whitman Mission National Historic Site (Wash.)

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