Review: ‘Murder at the Mission’ by Blaine Harden

Whether you’re a “Whittie,” know someone who attended Whitman College, or have never heard about early Washington pioneer Marcus Whitman, you’ll still find much to learn by reading veteran journalist Blaine Harden’s deeply researched work, “Murder at the Mission: A Frontier Killing, Its Legacy of Lies, and the Taking of the American West.”  The book is a thorough exploration of the troubled mythology of the settling of the Pacific Northwest and its devastating impact on nat