Narcissa Whitman: The Life and Legacy of the Missionary Killed by Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest
Written by Charles River Editors
Narrated by Gregory T Luzitano
4.5/5
()
About this audiobook
At the start of the 1840s, the Oregon Country had no political boundaries or effective government. The only administrative organization in the territory was the Hudson’s Bay Company, which applied only to British subjects, and aside from natives, the region was populated by a handful of independent traders, hunters, and prospectors, as well as those employed in the various company depots.
The first to begin showing up in large numbers were missionaries. The native populations were by then diminished by disease and dispirited, which meant they were more receptive to missionary aid and the Christian message. Christianity, of course, was not entirely unknown among the indigenous populations, given that marriages between white men and Indian women created a hybrid of “folk” Christianity that was commonly observed among the Indians. The first wave of missionaries represented the American Methodists, arriving in or around 1834, followed a year or two later by a second series of arrivals, sponsored this time by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM). The ABCFM was an ecumenical organization founded to promote the general outreach of the Presbyterian and Dutch Reform churches in the United States. Roman Catholics arrived around 1830, bringing missionaries mostly from Canada and Europe.
Ultimately, the Whitman Mission became an important staging post on the Oregon Trail, but the fortunes of the Whitman Mission became something of an object lesson in race relations in the new territory, ultimately with very tragic results.
More audiobooks from Charles River Editors
The Rape of Nanking: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Massacre during the Second Sino-Japanese War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The East India Company: The History of the British Empire's Most Famous Mercantile Company Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gnosticism: The History and Legacy of the Mysterious Ancient Religion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mossad: The History and Legacy of Israel’s National Intelligence Agency Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Ur: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Sumerian Capital Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Project MK-Ultra: The History of the CIA’s Controversial Human Experimentation Program Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Legends of the West: Deadwood, South Dakota Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nineveh: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Assyrian Capital Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mysteries of the South: Ghosts, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in Dixie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Denisovans: The History of the Extinct Archaic Humans Who Spread Across Asia during the Paleolithic Era Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Arnold Rothstein and Meyer Lansky: The Lives and Legacies of the Gangsters Who Reformed Organized Crime in America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Cambrian Period: The History and Legacy of the Start of Complex Life on Earth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Life and Trial of Lizzie Borden: The History of 19th Century America's Most Famous Murder Case Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5J. Robert Oppenheimer: The Life and Legacy of the Father of the Atomic Bomb Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Culper Ring: The History and Legacy of the Revolutionary War's Most Famous Spy Ring Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Battle of the Somme: The History and Legacy of World War I’s Biggest Battle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Medieval England: The History of England from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Tudor Dynasty Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mysterious Midwest: Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in America's Heartland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung: The Pioneering Lives and Works of History’s Most Influential Psychologists Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Battle of Hamburger Hill: The History and Legacy of One of the Vietnam War's Most Controversial Battles Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to Narcissa Whitman
Related audiobooks
Dog of Discovery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5America's Religious History: Faith, Politics, and the Shaping of a Nation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mormon Trail: The History and Legacy of the Trail that Brought the Mormons to Utah Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The Chisholm Trail: The History and Legacy of 19th Century America's Most Famous Cattle Drive Route Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Joseph Meek: The Life and Legacy of the Oregon Territory’s Most Influential Politician during the 19th Century Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMayflower Lives: Pilgrims in a New World and the Early American Experience Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5America’s Most Influential Mountain Men: The History and Legacy of the 19th Century Explorers Who Helped Chart Paths to the West Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom Midnight to Dawn: The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Journals of Lewis and Clark: Excerpts from The History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Explorers and Travellers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStrange and Obscure Stories of the Revolutionary War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gunhild's Granddaughter Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNarcissa Whitman and the Westward Movement Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTrail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bold Riders: The Story of the Pony Express Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mohawk Valley Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cutting a Path: Daniel Boone and the Cumberland Gap Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Native American Indians: Apache and Comanche Backgrounds Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mount Rushmore: Myths, Legends, and Facts Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Pursuit and Capture of Chief Joseph Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMarooned: Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America's Origin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The American Indian: A Standing Indictment Against Christianity and Statism in America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wildest of the Wild West: True Tales of a Frontier Town on the Santa Fe Trail, forward by Max Evans Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5They Came for Freedom: The Forgotten, Epic Adventure of the Pilgrims Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Underwater Ghost Towns of North Georgia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Historical Biographies For You
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Benjamin Franklin Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Van Gogh: The Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leonardo da Vinci Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diary of Anne Frank Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Napoleon Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Up From Slavery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My Bondage and My Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Life and Trial of Lizzie Borden: The History of 19th Century America's Most Famous Murder Case Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lincoln Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Down and Out in Paris and London Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Charlie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Moveable Feast Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shakespeare Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil and Harper Lee Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Narcissa Whitman
2 ratings0 reviews