Providence and the invention of American history /

"In 1847, Protestant missionary Marcus Whitman was killed after a disastrous eleven-year effort to evangelize the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. By 1897, Whitman was a national hero, celebrated in textbooks, monuments, and historical scholarship as the 'Savior of Oregon.'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Koenig, Sarah, 1982- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
Temas:
Whitman, Marcus, > 1802-1847.
Providence and government of God.
Protestantism > United States > History.
Providence divine.
Protestantisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
Historiography.
Protestantism.
Oregon Territory > History.
United States > Historiography.
Oregon (Territoire) > Histoire.
United States.
United States > Oregon Territory.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Providence and the Scandal of Missionary Failure
  • Providential History
  • Professionalizing Providence
  • Selling Providence
  • Debunking Providence
  • After Providence.

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