A Survivor's Recollections of the Whitman Massacre

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Missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whiteman were killed along with eleven others in 1847 at their mission in southeastern Washington near Walla Walla by several Cayuse Indians who suspected them of poisoning their kinsman during a measels outbreak. The author was a child at the mission when the attack occurred and survived the massacre. First published in 1920, this is a Shorey Bookstore facsimilie reprint that was issued in a limited edition of 100 copies in 1966. Three pages of Shorey publications are listed in the rear. Original gray publisher's stapled paper covers with black cover illustration and lettering. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. The covers are also in nice condition with no chips, tears or creases. ; B&W Illustration; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 46 pages. N° de ref. del artículo 21227

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