CONTENTS.


Pages.
Introduction[11-14]
CHAPTER I.
The Title of the United States to Oregon—The HudsonBay Company—The Louisiana Purchase[15-37]
CHAPTER II.
English and American Opinion of the Value of theNorthwest Territory—The Neglect of AmericanStatesmen[38-49]
CHAPTER III.
The Romance of the Oregon Mission[50-62]
CHAPTER IV.
The Wedding Journey Across the Plains[63-82]
CHAPTER V.
Mission Life at Waiilatpui[83-98]
CHAPTER VI.
The Ride to Save Oregon[99-123]
CHAPTER VII.
Whitman in the Presence of President Tyler and Secretaryof State Daniel Webster—The Return toOregon[124-164]
CHAPTER VIII.
A Backward Look at Results[165-185]
CHAPTER IX.
Change in Public Sentiment[186-200]
CHAPTER X.
The Failure of Modern History to do Justice to Dr.Whitman[201-216]
CHAPTER XI.
The Massacre at Waiilatpui[217-237]
CHAPTER XII.
Biographical—Dr. Whitman—Dr. McLoughlin[238-249]
CHAPTER XIII.
Whitman Seminary and College[250-262]
CHAPTER XIV.
Oregon Then, and Oregon, Washington and Idaho Now[263-276]
CHAPTER XV.
Life on the Great Plains in Pioneer Days[277-304]
Appendix[305-339]