Whitman's Ride Through Savage Lands, with Sketches of Indian Life

"Whitman's Ride Through Savage Lands, with Sketches of Indian Life" by O. W. Nixon is a recounting of the life and expeditions of Dr. Marcus Whitman as he traveled through the wild lands of the developing Oregon Territory, where he interacted with the Indigenous people who had lived there for generations. The story follows Whitman's brave travels and shows important moments where cultures meet, and the broader ideas of courage and giving of oneself. The book starts by setting the stage with the famous trip of Lewis and Clark, which created a path for the later explorations of Whitman. The early parts of the story paint a picture of the rough American frontier and how Whitman was determined to help both the settlers and the native tribes, as well as showing the explorers' dependance on cultural exchanges with people they met.