Download or read book Little Mission on the Clearwater written by Wendy G. Lawton and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives. In 1847, ten-year-old Eliza Spalding is growing up with her missionary family as the first white girl to be born in the Oregon Territory. Eliza loves seeing the Nez Perce Indians come to know Jesus, and she prays the Cayuse tribe will believe as well. But when an epidemic ravishes the Cayuse and tensions rise, Eliza finds herself witnessing the historical episode known as the Whitman Massacre. Told with rich detail and cultural appreciation for Native Americans, this adventure story will thrill young readers and encourage them in their faith.