Title: Today in history
Description: Biography of three missionaries in the Oregan Territory in the 19th century--Cushing Eells, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, with an emphasis on the Whitmans. Provides information on their missions, their relationships with the Cayuse Indians, and the Whitman Massacre in 1847.
Subjects: Missionaries, Biography, Whitman Massacre, 1847, Cayuse Indians, History
Places: Oregon, Oregon Territory
People: Marcus Whitman (1802-1847), Narcissa Prentiss Whitman (1808-1847), Cushing Eells (1810-1893)