How Marcus Whitman Saved Oregon: A True Romance of Patriotic Heroism, Christian Devotion and Final Martyrdom, with Sketches of Life on the Plains and Mountains in Pioneer DaysStar Publishing Company, 1895 - 339 páginas 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. |
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Página 66 - Yes, my native land, I love thee, All thy scenes, I love them well ; Friends, connections, happy country ! Can I bid you all farewell...
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