Unsettled ground the Whitman Massacre and its shifting legacy in the American West by Cassandra Tate


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Title:
Unsettled ground

Sub Title:
the Whitman Massacre and its shifting legacy in the American West

Author(s):
Cassandra Tate

Circulation:
Desiderata

Published:
2020

Edition:
1st Edition

Document:
Book · Paperback

Physical Description:
xx, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Genre:
History

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"-- Provided by publisher

Subjects:

1800-1899, Cayuse Indians, Cayuse Indians Missions, Cayuse Indians Missions Oregon, Cayuse Indians Missions Washington (State), Cayuse Indians Oregon History 19th century, Cayuse Indians Washington (State) History 19th century, Cayuse Missions Oregon, Cayuse Missions Washington (État), Cayuse Oregon Histoire 19e siècle, Cayuse Washington (État)

Contents:

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."

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Last updated: 2025-01-11