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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| 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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Table of Contents:
- 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