Title: How Marcus Whitman saved Oregon
First published: 1895
Description: Marcus Whitman and his wife Narcissa Whitman established a mission in the Oregon Territory in the 1840s. The Cayuse Indians accused the Whitmans of spreading disease among the tribe and killed the Whitmans and many others. Other missionaries established a college in their name in Walla Walla, Washington.
Subjects: History, Histoire
Places: Pacific Northwest, Oregon
People: Marcus Whitman (1802-1847)
Time periods: To 1859
LC classification: F880 .N73