Converting the West: A Biography of Narcissa Whitman Tapa dura - 1991

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. 1991. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 238 pp. .

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Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991. xvii, 238 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Oklahoma Western Biographies Series, volume 3. Near fine. Tight, clean text. Top edge lightly soiled. Fine DJ. A near-fine copy of the first printing. Another copy available. "Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, were pioneer missionaries to the Cayuse Indians in Oregon Territory. Very much a child of the Second Great Awakening, Narcissa eagerly the burgeoning evangelical missionary movement. Following her marriage to Marcus Whitman, she spent most of 1836 traveling overland with him to Oregon. Narcissa enthusiastically began service as a missionary there, hoping to see many 'benighted' Indians adopt her message of salvation through Christ. But not one Indian ever did. Cultural barriers that Narcissa never grasped effectively kept her at arm's length from the Cayuse. Gradually abandoning her efforts with the Indians, Narcissa developed a different ministry. She taught and counseled whites on… Leer más

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Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 1991-10. Hardcover. Good.