by Rich Wandschneider | Oct 29, 2021 | Alvin Josephy, Blaine Harden, historiography, Sara Koenig, spalding, Spokane Garry, whitman
When I had the bookstore all those years ago, I kept a big supply of Bison Books from the University of Nebraska that told the tales of the fur traders and mountain men. It was not my thing; American history was not my thing. I read fiction and short stories,...
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...
by Rich Wandschneider | Aug 25, 2013 | Canadian border, david thompson, Fort Spokane, Hudson’s Bay Company, Nez Perce, Red River School, Reverend Spalding, Spokane Garry, Spokane House
“Before leaving the southern portion of the Asotin County some mention should be made of the Indian gardens located on the north side of the Grande Ronde River about half a miles below the mouth of the Rattlesnake Creek and on other favored spots extending on down the...
