Bringing Indians to the Book.

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In 1831 a delegation of Northwest Indians reportedly made the arduous journey from the shores of the Pacific to the banks of the Missouri in order to visit the famous explorer William Clark. This delegation came, however, not on civic matters but on a religious quest, hoping, or so the reports ran,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Furtwangler, Albert, 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press Aug. 2005.
Colección:Emil and Kathleen Sick lecture-book series in western history and biography ; v. 12.
Temas:
Indians of North America > Missions > Northwest, Pacific.
Indians of North America > Northwest, Pacific > Religion.
Indians of North America > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Missionaries > Northwest, Pacific > History.
RELIGION > Christian Ministry > Missions.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Indians of North America
Indians of North America > Missions
Indians of North America > Religion
Missionaries
Pacific Northwest
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. On the authority of William Clark
  • 2. Columbia Rediviva
  • At the Pacific : gloom and revulsion
  • At the Gorge : curses and revelations
  • Along the Walla Walla : powerful medicines
  • Along the Clearwater : power and law
  • 3. The bookish invaders
  • 4. Denying the salmon god
  • App. The Disosway and Walker letters.

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