{"product_id":"unsettled-ground-the-whitman-massacre-and-its-shifting-legacy-in-the-american-west-9781632172501","title":"Unsettled Ground: The Whitman Massacre and Its","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA highly-readable, myth-busting history of the Whitman Massacre—a pivotal event in the history of the American West—that includes the often-missing Native American point of view.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1836, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, devout missionaries from upstate New York, established a Presbyterian mission on Cayuse Indian land near what is now the fashionable wine capital of Walla Walla, Washington. Eleven years later, a group of Cayuses killed the Whitmans and eleven others in what became known as the Whitman Massacre. The attack led to a war of retaliation against the Cayuse; the extension of federal control over the present-day states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming; and martyrdom for the Whitmans. Today, however, the Whitmans are more likely to be demonized as colonizers than revered as heroes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[Tate] tells the Cayuse’s side of the story with empathy and clarity . . . a meticulously researched book\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington State Book Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eUnsettled Ground \u003c\/i\u003eis both the gripping adventure story of a cross-continental journey and a cultural exploration of the collision of two very different ways of life. . . . Told with depth and insight, Tate’s account is a prism that allows us to see the multiple dimensions of a classic frontier conflict.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Peter Stark, author of \u003ci\u003eAstoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson’s Lost Pacific Empire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“I consider \u003ci\u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/i\u003e one of the most important Northwest history books ever written.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—John Hughes, Chief Historian, Washington Secretary of State \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Even well-read aficionados of Western history will be surprised and perhaps dismayed by Tate’s comprehensive and masterfully layered narrative.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Shannon Applegate, author of \u003ci\u003eSkookum: An Oregon Pioneer Family’s History and Lore\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiving Among Headstones: Life in a Country Cemetery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“In this overdue era of righting unbalanced histories, Cassandra Tate reexamines a deadly tragedy from the nineteenth-century American West. \u003ci\u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting blend of intricate research, fresh cultural perspective, and first-rate storytelling.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Dave Boling, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuernica\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eand The Lost History of Stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“....by turns moving, evenhanded and lyrical in its evocation of time and place.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Seattle Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this moment when we as a nation grapple with systemic racism and injustice, \u003ci\u003eUnsettled Ground \u003c\/i\u003eis a timely book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Pacific Northwest Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A highly readable, myth-busting, fact-based story. [A] tale for all who love the West, its history and its truths.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Inlander\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Balanced and deeply researched.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Crosscut\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Sasquatch Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48740708647255,"sku":"9781632172501","price":17.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781632172501.jpg?v=1720055416","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unsettled-ground-the-whitman-massacre-and-its-shifting-legacy-in-the-american-west-9781632172501","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}