Opening a Highway to the Pacific 1838-1846 / / James Christy Bell.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Bell, James Christy,
• 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
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• 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
• 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.

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.