Opening a Highway to the Pacific 1838-1846 / / James Christy Bell.
Studies one phase of expansion toward the Pacific from 1838-1846 to learn about the hopes, fears, and ideas of a group of farmers and mechanics who undertook the long journey westward.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1968] ©1968 |
Year of Publication: | 1968 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Chapter I. Discovery and Exploitation, 1785-1813 -- Chapter II. Diplomacy Determines the Status of Oregon, 1818-1824 -- Chapter III. British and American Fur Traders, 1813-1840 -- Chapter IV. Missionary Colonists, 1834-1843 -- Chapter V. Missionary Colonists, 1834-1843 -- Chapter VI. Agrarian Discontent in the Mississippi Valley, 1840-1845 -- Chapter VII. The Journey to the Western Coast, 1843-1846 -- Chapter VIII. Settlement in the Willamette Valley, 1840-1846 -- Chapter IX. Conclusion: The Interplay of Sentimental and Economic Forces -- Appendix: "Oregon Saved" -- Bibliographical Note -- Index |
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Summary: | Studies one phase of expansion toward the Pacific from 1838-1846 to learn about the hopes, fears, and ideas of a group of farmers and mechanics who undertook the long journey westward. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231887557 9783110442489 |
DOI: | 10.7312/bell92206 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | James Christy Bell. |