Marcus And Narcissa Whitman And The Opening Of Old Oregon

CLIFFORD M. DRURY

Publication: The Arthur H Clark Company, 1973, Glendale

First Edition. 2 Volumes. Blue Cloth. 476pp.+435pp. Color Frontispiece in each volume. Illustrations. Maps. "A product of forty years of study, Drury wove his extensive knowledge of primary source material into a detailed narrative which is heavily footnoted and documented. Dr. Drury considered this two-volume work his culminating study of the protestant missionaries in Oregon."--Clark/Brunet 68. In this two-volume set, Drury thoroughly revisits the story of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, the impact during their eleven years at Waiilatpu, and their significant roles in the great migration into the Pacific Northwest that would follow. A fine, tight set. Signed by Drury on title page of first volume.