by Rich Wandschneider | Jan 30, 2014 | Alvin Josephy, Fort Colville, Fort Nez Perces, Hudson’s Bay Company, Marcus Whitman, measles epidemics, Oregon Trail, Robert Boyd, Whitman massacre
Some days I just want to shout at Alvin—Is this what you meant?After a few years wrestling with his writing and remembered conversations, poking through the books and journals he left to the Josephy Library—the Oregon Historical Quarterlies are gold mines!—and...
by Rich Wandschneider | Aug 28, 2013 | Children of the Fur Trade, david thompson, fur trade, Henry Spalding, Hudson’s Bay Company, John C. Jackson, Marcus Whitman, nez perce gardens, North West Company, Spokane Garry
I argued against missionary Spalding as the original source of Wallowa Nez Perce gardens in my last blog post, went on a laborious journey through Spokane House, Spokane Garry, the Church of England, and the fur trade as alternative sources of seeds and irrigation...
