The Tragic Tale of Narcissa Whitman and a Faithful History of the Oregon Trail (Ages 9-12)

* * * The Tragic Tale of Narcissa Whitman and a Faithful History of the Oregon Trail

Author: Cheryl Harness
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books (October 10, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0792259203
ISBN-13: 978-0792259206

There was no doubt I would love this book. After reading The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish by Cheryl Harness, I eagerly looked forward to reading The Tragic Tale of narcissa Whitman.

Again I wish they'd let us read history like this when I was in school.

Cheryl Harness easily retells history like a bestselling novel, making difficult history candid and clear.

I KNOW Little House on The Prairie fans will enjoy this and if you are looking for another wayto brin g history to life for your kiddos, add this one to your home library.

Book Description:
When she was a young girl, Narcissa loved nothing better than to read heroic tales about brave men and women risking their lives to bring Christian ideas to "barbarians" in far-off places. In 1831, her dream of doing the same was about to come true. That's when some Indians arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, looking for the "White Man's Book of Heaven." Their quest was the answer to Narcissa's prayers: She would bring salvation to "those wandering sons of our native forests. "
Narcissa married Marcus Whitman, another missionary want-to-be, and they headed West. She spent her honeymoon riding side-saddle some 2,000 miles across the vast, often perilous trail to Oregon Country—something no other white woman had ever done. Then she and Marcus lived happily ever after singing hymns and teaching the Indians about the Bible, right? Wrong! Readers will find out what really happened when East met West at the end of the real-life, legendary Oregon Trail.

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