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Providence and the Invention of American History
By Sarah Koenig
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By Sarah Koenig
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How providential history—the conviction that God is an active agent in human history—has shaped the American historical imagination
In 1847, Protestant missionary Marcus Whitman was killed after a disastrous elevenyear effort to evangelize the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. By 1897, Whitman was a national hero, celebrated in textbooks, monuments, and historical scholarship as the “Savior of Oregon.” But his fame was based on a tall tale—one that was about to be exposed.
Sara...
In 1847, Protestant missionary Marcus Whitman was killed after a disastrous elevenyear effort to evangelize the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. By 1897, Whitman was a national hero, celebrated in textbooks, monuments, and historical scholarship as the “Savior of Oregon.” But his fame was based on a tall tale—one that was about to be exposed.
Sara...
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