Contents
Call From the West
Samuel Parker and the American Board
"We Want You for Oregon"
Those Who Answered the Call
The Oregon Country
The Trip West
A Welcome At Fort Vancouver
Starting a New Life
The Cayuse Indians
Reinforcements for Oregon
A Community Rises at Waiilatpu
The Mission Children
Missions in Oregon
The Ride East
A Caravan on the Oregon Trail
The Gathering Storm
The Massacre
The Harvest of Violence
Preservation of the Past
TESTIMONY FROM THE EARTH: A FOLIO
Suggested Readings
Transcriber's Notes
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
George B. Hartzog, Jr., Director
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE · DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER 37
This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C., 20402. Price 45 cents.
WHITMAN MISSION
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
By Erwin N. Thompson
(uncaptioned)
National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 37
Washington, D.C.: 1964
here they labored among the Cayuse Indians
It is a distinct pleasure to acknowledge my indebtedness to Jack Farr, formerly with the National Park Service, and Robert L. Whitner, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash., who prepared the material on which most of this manuscript was based.
E. N. T.
