Savage Storm by Phoebe Conn

Author:Phoebe Conn [Conn, Phoebe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Historical, General, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9780821716878
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 1985-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Congratulating them, Jason pointed out that the trip was nearly over and to prove unequal to the challenge of the Oregon Trail at this late date was unworthy of them after they'd conquered so many other far more difficult trials along the way.

Several of the mountain passes were so steep wagons had to be lowered by ropes to keep them from careening down the inclines and crashing into a thousand fragments on the boulders below. Jason was so skilled a supervisor he organized crews to man the ropes in short shifts, calling directions in a calm easy tone which inspired confidence rather than fear. No unfortunate mishaps occurred despite the dangers inherent in their task. All the wagons were moved safely down the most treacherous of slopes, and spirits soared when the Whitman Mission at Waiilatpu came into view. Fort Walla Walla lay only a short distance ahead. There the wagons, their wheels removed, would be placed on rafts which would carry the emigrants down the Columbia River for the final lap of their journey.

Dr. Marcus Whitman and his pretty wife, Narcissa, had been at Waiilatpu for eleven years, struggling the entire time against the whims of nature and the shortage of funds available from congregations in the east which supported their venture. A tireless physician. Dr. Whitman found himself caring far more for the Indians' physical ailments than their spiritual needs, but knowing how greatly he was needed, he thought the purpose of his mission was being fulfilled. In the fall of 1847, the mission consisted of a mill, a guesthouse, a blacksmith's forge, and a building which housed a school as well as the Whitman's home. A robust soul, Marcus Whitman greeted the wagon train enthusiastically while Narcissa, a vivacious blonde, was as gracious a hostess to them as she'd been to the countless numbers of other emigrants who had come her way. She had been one of the first women to traverse the Oregon Trail, and she could provide understanding and compassion to

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