Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River [electronic resource] / Alexander Ross ; edited with historical introduction and notes by Milo Milton Quaife ; with map.
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
The Lakeside Press : R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.,
1923.
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| Series: | Lakeside classics ;
v. 21. |
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Table of Contents:
- Historical introduction
- Preface to original edition
- The genesis of the expedition
- The voyage of the Tonquin
- The Hawaiian Islands
- From Hawaii to the Columbia
- The founding of Astoria
- The natives of the Lower Columbia
- From Astoria to the Narrows
- From the Narrows to the Okanogan
- The destruction of the Tonquin
- Across the continent with Hunt and McKenzie
- The adventures of Ramsey Crooks and John Day
- Operations in the interior
- Trading activities on the Spokane and the Snake
- Stuart's return to St. Louis and arrival of the Beaver
- The sale of Astoria
- Warlike measures afloat and ashore
- The end of a great adventure
- Manners and customs of the Okanogan
- Marriage, medicine men, and gamblers
- Habitations, food, and other matters
- Further manners and customs of the Okanogan.