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Unsettled ground
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- Book Synopsis
- In 1836, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, devout missionaries from upstate New York, established a Presbyterian mission on Cayuse Indian land near what is now the fashionable wine capital of Walla Walla, Washington. Eleven years later, a group of Cayuses killed the Whitmans and 11 others in what became known as the Whitman Massacre. The attack led to a war of retaliation against the Cayuse; the extension of federal control over the present-day states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and parts of Montana and Wyoming; and martyrdom for the Whitmans. Today, the Whitmans are more likely to be demonised as colonisers than revered as heroes. Historian and journalist Cassandra Tate takes a fresh look at the personalities, dynamics, disputes, social pressures and shifting legacy of a pivotal event in the history of the American West.
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- ISBN
- 9781632172501
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Sasquatch Books, (08 April 2021)
- Weight
- 482 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 223 x 150 x 28 mm
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