Where Wagons Could Go: Narcissa Whitman and Eliza Spaulding

by Eliza Spalding and Narcissa Whitman

Book Overview

Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, went to Oregon as missionaries in 1836, accompanied by the Reverend Henry Spalding and his wife, Eliza. It was, as Narcissa wrote, "an unheard of journey for females." Narcissa Whitman kept a diary during the long trip from New York and continued to write about her rigorous and amazing life at the Protestant mission near present-day Walla Walla, Washington. Her words convey her complex humanity and devotion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803266065
• ISBN13: 9780803266063
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"