The tragic tale of Narcissa Whitman and a faithful history of the Oregon Trail
By: written and illustrated by Cheryl Harness
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780792259206; 9780792259213; 9780792278900
Subjects: Women missionaries; Frontier and pioneer life; Women pioneers; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Juvenile literature; Biography; History
Other titles: Narcissa Whitman and a faithful history of the Oregon Trail
Description: Reveals what really happened when Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, embarked on a perilous quest through the untamed Oregon Trail to spread the word of the Bible to the Indians.
Notes: "The native peoples of the West, tough trappers & their fearless fur quests, mountain man rendezvous, and much, much more"--Cover.

"A Cheryl Harness history"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-141) and index.
Table of contents: title: Over the river and through the mountains: Westward; title: Beaver hats; title: Narcissa; title: Narcissa, Marcus, and dreams of glory: Medicine quest; title: Marcus; title: Hello, good-bye; title: Spaldings; title: Journey: February 19 - May 3 Angelica, New York, to Liberty, Missouri; title: May 3 - May 26; title: Liberty, Missouri, to the Catch Up (Nebraska); title: May 26 - June 13; title: Across Nebraska along the Platte River Road, up to Fort Laramie (Wyoming); title: June 21 - July 18 from Laramie to the Green River rendevous; title: Rendevous on the green; title: July 18 - August 19 rendezvous (Wyoming) to Fort Boise (Idaho); title: August 22 - September 12 Fort Boise (Idaho) to Fort Vancouver (Washington); title: Rest of the way; title: Oregon country: Father of Oregon; title: Disappointments at Waiilatpu, Where the rye grass grows; title: Dr. Whitman's great adventure; title: Destiny: Orphans of the trail; title: Great experiment; title: Measles and blood; title: World they left behind: Revenge; title: Epilogue; title: More information; title: Ezra Meeker, Champion of the Oregon Trail; title: Oregon Trail map; title: Oregon Trail chronology; title: Resources; title: Index.