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Northwest Passages Book Club - Blaine Harden

"Murder at the Mission: A Frontier Killing, Its Legacy of Lies and the Taking of the American West" is available from Auntie's Bookstore (release date April 27) Joining Harden in conversation is Dr. Larry Cebula, a professor at Eastern Washington University. Cebula is a historian of the Pacific Northwest and the editor of SpokaneHistorical.org. His first book, "Plateau Indians and the Quest for Spiritual Power," explores the interactions of Natives and missionaries in this time period. Please join us for this free virtual event on Thursday, May 6 at 7 p.m.

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Date/Time: May 6, 2021, 7 p.m.

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Spokane writers Kate Lebo, Kathryn Smith are finalists for the Washington State Book Awards

‘About a lie’: Author dissects tale of murdered Washington missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman

Blaine Harden’s ‘Murder at the Mission’ is history revealed, not revisionist history

Each state honors two residents with statues in the U.S. Capitol. Washington will replace pioneer Marcus Whitman’s.

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