The Forgotten Awakening: How the Second Great Awakening Spread West of the Rockies (Second Edition)
In The Forgotten Awakening, Douglas McMurry provides an enlightening narrative of America's spiritual landscape during the initial contact between whites and Natives in the West. Focused on the Pacific Northwest, this book reveals how tribal prophecies and the teaching of missionaries led to a remarkable--but largely forgotten--season of mutual respect. The story contrasts the journeys of two men: trapper-mapper Jedediah Smith, and Slough-keetcha, the Spokane teenager-turned evangelist and chief, known to the whites as Spokan Garry. These two young leaders crossed the Rockies in opposite directions during the 1820's. McMurry masterfully describes how the awakening's ethos interacted with and transformed the existing indigenous and trapper cultures, emphasizing human dignity and moral responsibility. Drawing from historical accounts, the journals and letters of trappers and missionaries, and tribal histories, the author vividly portrays the heroic and tragic events of this forgotten era.

In this Second Edition, Doug adds his perspective about how this story of beginnings might have implications for today.

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The Forgotten Awakening: How the Second Great Awakening Spread West of the Rockies (Second Edition)
In The Forgotten Awakening, Douglas McMurry provides an enlightening narrative of America's spiritual landscape during the initial contact between whites and Natives in the West. Focused on the Pacific Northwest, this book reveals how tribal prophecies and the teaching of missionaries led to a remarkable--but largely forgotten--season of mutual respect. The story contrasts the journeys of two men: trapper-mapper Jedediah Smith, and Slough-keetcha, the Spokane teenager-turned evangelist and chief, known to the whites as Spokan Garry. These two young leaders crossed the Rockies in opposite directions during the 1820's. McMurry masterfully describes how the awakening's ethos interacted with and transformed the existing indigenous and trapper cultures, emphasizing human dignity and moral responsibility. Drawing from historical accounts, the journals and letters of trappers and missionaries, and tribal histories, the author vividly portrays the heroic and tragic events of this forgotten era.

In this Second Edition, Doug adds his perspective about how this story of beginnings might have implications for today.

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The Forgotten Awakening: How the Second Great Awakening Spread West of the Rockies (Second Edition)

The Forgotten Awakening: How the Second Great Awakening Spread West of the Rockies (Second Edition)

by Douglas McMurry
The Forgotten Awakening: How the Second Great Awakening Spread West of the Rockies (Second Edition)

The Forgotten Awakening: How the Second Great Awakening Spread West of the Rockies (Second Edition)

by Douglas McMurry

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In The Forgotten Awakening, Douglas McMurry provides an enlightening narrative of America's spiritual landscape during the initial contact between whites and Natives in the West. Focused on the Pacific Northwest, this book reveals how tribal prophecies and the teaching of missionaries led to a remarkable--but largely forgotten--season of mutual respect. The story contrasts the journeys of two men: trapper-mapper Jedediah Smith, and Slough-keetcha, the Spokane teenager-turned evangelist and chief, known to the whites as Spokan Garry. These two young leaders crossed the Rockies in opposite directions during the 1820's. McMurry masterfully describes how the awakening's ethos interacted with and transformed the existing indigenous and trapper cultures, emphasizing human dignity and moral responsibility. Drawing from historical accounts, the journals and letters of trappers and missionaries, and tribal histories, the author vividly portrays the heroic and tragic events of this forgotten era.

In this Second Edition, Doug adds his perspective about how this story of beginnings might have implications for today.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798892283748
Publisher: Atticus Publishing
Publication date: 03/28/2025
Pages: 372
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

Doug McMurry resides in Virginia with his wife, Carla. Together, they founded "The Clearing Where Eagles Fly," a prayer center located near the site of the first peace treaty between whites and Native Americans in North America. Doug is deeply committed to advocating for the recognition and honor of indigenous tribes as the host peoples of the continent. His writings and teachings explore the transformative power of prayer and historical spiritual awakenings through the centuries. Visit www.dougmcmurry.com to learn more about his writings, and www.TheClearing.us to explore his ministry and teachings.
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