Author:Marcus Whitman

Marcus Whitman
(1802–1847)

American Presbyterian missionary to the Oregon Country; was widely, but inaccurately, credited with "saving" Oregon to the United States; murder of him, his wife, and several others in 1847 sparked the Cayuse War.

Marcus Whitman

Works

Works about Whitman

  • H. S. Lyman in the Oregonian (review) (transcription project)
  • S. L. B. Penrose in the Oregonian (1897) (external scan)
  • Oregonian (unsigned editorial on 50th anniversary of assassination) (external scan) (1897)
  • "Whitman Day" feature piece, Oregonian (1897) (external scan)
  • New York Times, 1923: History and Legend condemns President Warren Harding for promulgating the Whitman Legend, declares that it has long since been debunked, credits several people including Fiske, Marshall as well as Frederick Van Voorhies Holman, Harvey Whitefield Scott

Bibliographies

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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