Converting the West A Biography of Narcissa Whitman by Jeffrey, Julie Roy - 1991

Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, (c. 1991),, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, (c. 1991),, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. first edition. Pages xviii + 238,octavo, hardcover, first edition. Part of the Oklahoma Western Biographies series, Richard W. Etulain, General Editor. Includes illustrations, maps, series editor's preface;,preface, sources, index. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. F/F. Publicity material laid in. 082504A ISBN: 0-8061-2359-1

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0806123591 . Text is clean. Cover and dust jacket show almost no wear. States First Edition. .

Norman: Univerisity of Oklahoma Press, 1991. Book. As New. Hardcover. 238 pages, illustrations, maps. Volume 3 in the Oklahoma Western Biographies. Narcissa traveled to Oregon with her husband in 1836. Classic Oregon trail, Oregon stories..

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 238 pages .

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 238 pages .

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. Very good condition/No Dustjacket. (1991). First Edition. 8vo., 238 pp. .

University Of Oklahoma Press, Norman.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0806123591 . First Edition in hardcover. Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, were pioneer missionaries to the Cayuse Indians in Oregon Territory in the early 1800's. Narcissa, after failing to convert a single Indian, started teaching and counseling whites on the mission compound as she had done in her own church circles in New York. Volume 3 in the Oklahoma Western Biography series. 238 pages, sources, index. Dust jacket and book are in Fine condition. No names, writing, or marks. ; Standard Book Size. .

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1991]., 1991. First edition. First edition. 8vo, Maroon fabricoid, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, xvii [blank], 238 pp., Series Editor's preface, preface, illustrated, portraits, maps, sources, index. Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, were pioneer missionaries to the Cayuse Indians in Oregon Territory. Growing up in New York, following her marriage to Marcus Whitman, Narcissa spent most of 1836 traveling overland with him to Oregon where she could mission to the Cayuse. She enthusiastically began service as a missionary there, hoping to see many Indians adopt her message of salvation through Christ. But not one Indian ever did. Cultural barriers that Narcissa never grasped effectively kept her at arm's length from the Cayuse. Gradually abandoning her efforts with the Indians, Narcissa developed a more satisfying ministry ... She taught and counseled whites on the mission compound, much as she had done in her own church circles in New York.… Read More