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.' But h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Koenig, Sarah (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Whitman, Marcus, > 1802-1847 > Legends. Whitman, Marcus, > 1802-1847. Providence and government of God. Providence and government of God > Christianity > History of doctrines. Protestantism > United States > History. Oregon Territory > History. United States > Historiography.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Providence and the Scandal of Missionary Failure
Providential History
Professionalizing Providence
Selling Providence
Debunking Providence
After Providence.