Author: Nixon, Oliver W.
Title: How Marcus Whitman Saved Oregon, a True Romance of Patriotic Heroism, Christian Devotion and Final Martyrdom, with Sketches of Life on the Plains and Mountains in Pioneer Days; Introduction by Rev. Frank W. Gunsaulus
Description: Chicago, Star Publishing Company, 1896. Fifth edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp; 339; eighteen black and white plates including an frontispiece and a map; green cloth decorated and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, blue coated endpapers. "This little volume is not intended to be a history of Oregon missions or even a complete biography of Dr. Whitman. Its aim is simply to bring out, prominently, in a series of sketches, the heroism and Christian patriotism of the man who rendered great and distinguished service to his country, which has never been fully appreciated or recognized. Very good .

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