The tragic tale of Narcissa Whitman and a faithful history of the Oregon Trail, written and illustrated by Cheryl Harness
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The tragic tale of Narcissa Whitman and a faithful history of the Oregon Trail, written and illustrated by Cheryl Harness
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-141) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The tragic tale of Narcissa Whitman and a faithful history of the Oregon Trail
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
62172809
Responsibility statement
written and illustrated by Cheryl Harness
Summary
Reveals what really happened when Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, embarked on a perilous quest through the untamed Oregon Trail to spread the word of the Bible to the Indians
Table Of Contents
Over the river and through the mountains: Westward -- Beaver hats -- Narcissa -- Narcissa, Marcus, and dreams of glory: Medicine quest -- Marcus -- Hello, good-bye -- Spaldings -- Journey: February 19 -- May 3 Angelica, New York, to Liberty, Missouri -- May 3 -- May 26 -- Liberty, Missouri, to the Catch Up (Nebraska) -- May 26 -- June 13 -- Across Nebraska along the Platte River Road, up to Fort Laramie (Wyoming) -- June 21 -- July 18 from Laramie to the Green River rendevous -- Rendevous on the green -- July 18 -- August 19 rendezvous (Wyoming) to Fort Boise (Idaho) -- August 22 -- September 12 Fort Boise (Idaho) to Fort Vancouver (Washington) -- Rest of the way -- Oregon country: Father of Oregon -- Disappointments at Waiilatpu, Where the rye grass grows -- Dr. Whitman's great adventure -- Destiny: Orphans of the trail -- Great experiment -- Measles and blood -- World they left behind: Revenge -- Epilogue -- More information -- Ezra Meeker, Champion of the Oregon Trail -- Oregon Trail map -- Oregon Trail chronology -- Resources -- Index
Target audience
juvenile
resource.variantTitle
Narcissa Whitman and a faithful history of the Oregon Trail
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- Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile literature
- Oregon Territory -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Women missionaries -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Biography -- Women missionaries -- Juvenile literature
- Oregon -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Juvenile literature
- Oregon
- Women pioneers -- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Women missionaries -- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Oregon National Historic Trail -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss, 1808-1847
- Women pioneers -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss, 1808-1847 -- Juvenile literature
- Oregon National Historic Trail
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- Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile literature
- Oregon Territory -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Women missionaries -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Biography -- Women missionaries -- Juvenile literature
- Oregon -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Juvenile literature
- Oregon
- Women pioneers -- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Women missionaries -- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Oregon National Historic Trail -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss, 1808-1847
- Women pioneers -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss, 1808-1847 -- Juvenile literature
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