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CONTENTS


I

THE LEGEND OF MARCUS WHITMAN:

Part I
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Sketch of Marcus Whitman
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His Extraordinary Posthumous Fame
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The Legend
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6
Its Source
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The Story unknown before 1864
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Put before the American Board
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The Origin of the Story
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Its Diffusion
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Shown to be unhistorical
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Barrows's Oregon
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New Life infused
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Systematic Propaganda
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Countermining
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Whitman Day
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52


Part II
Real Cause of Whitman's Journey
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The Sponsors of the Legend untrustworthy
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Later Variations of the Story
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The Affidavit of Cushing Eells
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Whitman's Purpose in going to Washington
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His Visit without Political Significance
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Genesis of the Imaginary Details of the Alleged Interviews with Webster and Tyler
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Whitman in Boston; the Primary Objects of his Journey
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Whitman and the Emigration of 1843
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The Real History of Marcus Whitman
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Notes
Spalding's Memorial
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Earliest Printed Version of the Fictitious Interview between Webster and Whitman
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