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Unsettled ground : the Whitman Massacre and its shifting legacy in the American West / Cassandra Tate.

Tate, Cassandra, (author.).

Available copies

  • 10 of 14 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 9 of 11 copies available at Umatilla County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Pendleton Public Library.

Current holds

1 current hold with 14 total copies.

Summary:

"Historian Cassandra Tate proposes to assemble the story of the Whitman Massacre from the many accounts while including the native point of view to provide a greater context to the event"--
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Age Hold Protection Active/Create Date Status Due Date
Pendleton Public Library 979.748 T187 (Text) 37801000674281 Adult Non-Fiction Book None 02/23/2021 Checked out 05/20/2021

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781632172501
  • ISBN: 163217250X
  • Physical Description: xx, 283 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Seattle : Sasquatch Books, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-279) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Attack -- The Imperial Tribe -- The Missionaries -- Destination Oregon -- Early Years at Waiilatpu -- The Disillusionment Becomes Mutual -- Explosion of Grief and Violence -- Aftermath -- Canonization -- Reinterpreting the Whitman "Tragedy."
Summary, etc.:
"Historian Cassandra Tate proposes to assemble the story of the Whitman Massacre from the many accounts while including the native point of view to provide a greater context to the event"-- Provided by publisher.

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Subject: Whitman Massacre, 1847.
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Waiilatpu Mission (Wash.)
Oregon > History > 19th century.
Washington (State) > History > 19th century.
Whitman Mission National Historic Site (Wash.)
Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847 > Statues.

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