Murder At The Mission

Autor*innen

• Blaine Harden

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• 464 Seiten
• 17 Lesestunden

• Hobby & Freizeit
• Karten & Reisen
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The New York Times bestselling author of Escape From Camp 14 presents a riveting exploration of a persistent "alternative fact" in American history involving missionaries, a tribe, a massacre, and a myth that shaped the American West. In 1836, two missionaries and their wives crossed the Rockies on the Oregon Trail, aiming to convert the Cayuse and Nez Perce tribes. Dr. Marcus Whitman and Reverend Henry Spalding both failed as missionaries, but Spalding succeeded as a propagandist, crafting a narrative that recast Whitman as a hero and fueled westward migration, leading to the devastation of the tribes. Spalding claimed Whitman uncovered a British and Catholic plot to steal the Oregon Territory and rode across the country to alert the President, when in reality, he sought to save his job. Shortly after returning, Whitman and others were massacred by the Cayuse, who had valid reasons for their actions, including Whitman's support for white migration and his perceived role in a deadly measles outbreak. The Cayuse were labeled as savages, and five were executed. This well-researched narrative traces the impact of these events, revealing how Spalding's manipulation of history celebrated Whitman, while the Cayuse lost their territory, highlighting the cost of American expansion and the dangers of a history told solely by the victors.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Einband: Hardcover