Frances Fuller Victor

Frances Fuller Victor was a poet, novelist, journalist, and historian of the mid-to-late 19th century. She is best known for having debunked the "myth" that Dr. Marcus Whitman, a Presbyterian missionary to Oregon, "saved" the region to the United States in the days when both American and British interest in the region was strong. This is one of two substantial biographies written about her in the late 20th century. The other is *A Bit of Blue: The Life and Work of Frances Fuller Victor* by Jim Martin (1992).