About the Author

Clifford Merrill Drury, clergyman and historian, was known for such books as Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the Opening of Old Oregon. Julie Roy Jeffrey, chair of the Department of History and Historical Studies at Goucher College, is the author of Converting the West: A Biography of Narcissa Whitman.

Reviews

“By the skillful merging of the diaries, letters, and biographical data . . . Drury admirably attains his purpose of presenting an epic story of great Christian devotion on the Pacific Northwest frontier. . . . an exceedingly important contribution to Pacific Northwest history.”—American Historical Review

"A work that is magnificent in its conception, scholarly in its presentation, and pleasing in its appearance."—Missouri Valley Historical Review