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Murder at the mission : a frontier killing, its legacy of lies, and the taking of the American West / Blaine Harden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harden, Blaine, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847.
- Whitman, Marcus.
- Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874.
- Spalding, Henry Harmon.
- Whitman Massacre, 1847.
- Cayuse Indians--Missions--Northwest, Pacific.
- Cayuse Indians.
- Cayuse Indians--Columbia Plateau--History--19th century.
- Nez Percé Indians--Missions--Northwest, Pacific.
- Nez Percé Indians.
- Nez Percé Indians--Columbia Plateau--History--19th century.
- Missionaries--Northwest, Pacific--History--19th century.
- Missionaries.
- History.
- Nez Percé Indians--Missions.
- Cayuse Indians--Missions.
- Northwest, Pacific--History--19th century.
- Northwest, Pacific.
- Columbia Plateau--History--19th century.
- Columbia Plateau.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations, maps
- Other Title:
- Frontier killing, its legacy of lies, and the taking of the American West
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, NY] : Viking, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Act 1 Kill
- 1 "Do Nothing to Irritate" p. 3
- 2 "What a Delightful Place" p. 21
- 3 Cayuses in the Kitchen p. 40
- 4 "Want of Christian Feeling" p. 56
- 5 "A Thousand Little Harassing Events" p. 66
- 6 "Beastly & Savage Brutalities" p. 82
- Act 2 Hang
- 7 "Priests Wet with the Blood" p. 91
- 8 A Proper Trial p. 109
- 9 Five at Once p. 130
- 10 "Seeing That They Stood Alone" p. 145
- Act 3 Lie
- 11 Authentic Account p. 169
- 12 Collaborate p. 185
- 13 Brother Spalding Goes to Washington p. 205
- 14 The Old College Lie p. 224
- Act 4 Expose
- 15 Skills, Bones, Money p. 243
- 16 "A Defenseless Little Western Institution" p. 257
- 17 Mephistopheles and the Original Sources p. 269
- 18 Lost Cause p. 284
- Act 5 Revive
- 19 Predators p. 305
- 20 Broke p. 322
- 21 White People's Money p. 336.
- Notes:
- Place of publication taken from publisher's website.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 06, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Harden, Blaine. Murder at the mission
- ISBN:
- 9780525561675
- 0525561676
- Publisher Number:
- 40030514014
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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