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Murder at the Mission: A Frontier Killing, Its Legacy of Lies, and the Taking of the American West
Murder at the Mission A Frontier Killing Its Legacy of Lies and the Taking of the American West
Author: Blaine Harden
In 1836, two missionaries and their wives were among the first Americans to cross the Rockies by covered wagon on what would become the Oregon Trail. Dr. Marcus Whitman and Reverend Henry Spalding were headed to present-day Washington state and Idaho, where they aimed to convert members of the Cayuse and Nez Perce tribes. Both would fail spectac...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780525561668
ISBN-10: 0525561668
Publication Date: 4/27/2021
Pages: 464
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Publisher: Viking
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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