Contents

a. Call from the West

b. Samuel Parker and the American Board

c. "We Want You for Oregon"

d. Those Who Answered the Call

e. The Oregon Country

f. The Trip West

g. A Welcome at Fort Vancouver

h. Starting a New Life

i. The Cayuse Indians

j. Reinforcements for Oregon

k. A Community Rises at Waiilatpu

l. The Mission Children

m. Missions in Oregon

n. The Ride East

o. A Caravan on the Oregon Trail

p. The Gathering Storm

q. The Massacre

r. The Harvest of Violence

s. Preservation of the Past

t. Testimony from the Earth: A Folio

u. About Your Visit

v. Administration

w. America's Natural Resources

x. Related Areas

y. Suggested Readings

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Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Historical Handbook Number Thirty-Seven
1962

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 may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C., 20402, Price 45 cents

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
George B. Hartzog, Jr., Director

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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 base.

E.N.T.

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