Early Days Of Old Oregon

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - History, Modern (19th C)

Authors: Katharine Berry Judson In Year : 1916

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Early Days Of Old Oregon

Preface
Chapter 1 The First White Man's Ship
Chapter 2 Captain Cook's Adventures
Chapter 3 Captain Meares At Nootka Sound. Launching Of The Northwest America
Chapter 4 The Battle In The Straits Of San Juan de Fuca
Chapter 5 When Captain Gray Crossed The Terrible Bar
Chapter 6 The Adventures Of Lewis And Clark
Chapter 7 How They Built Astoria
Chapter 8 That "Indian" Thief
Chapter 9 An Exciting Horse Race
Chapter 10 Adventures In The Yakima Valley
Chapter 11 Danger At Fort Walla Walla
Chapter 12 Fort Vancouver And Dr. John McLoughlin
Chapter 13 The First Apple In The Oregon Country
Chapter 14 The Adventures Of The Whitmans
Chapter 15 The Oregon Trail
Chapter 16 Who Owned The "Oregon Country"?
Chapter 17 Through The Nachess Pass
Chapter 18 The Beginnings Of Cities
Chapter 19 Early Adventures In Seattle
Chapter 20 The Life Of The Children
Chapter 21 The Great Council At Walla Walla
Chapter 22 The Battle Of Seattle
Chapter 23 How The Indians Lived
Appendix: A Brief Summary Of The History Of The Old Oregon Country From Original Sources

Twenty-three stories of the history of early Oregon plus an appendix: A Brief Summary Of The History Of The Old Oregon Country From Original Sources. OLD OREGON was a mighty sweep of country, and a most romantic one. From the northern border of Mexican California to near Sitka in Russian America it stretched, nearly eight hundred miles. Eastward it stretched over a country of mighty mountain … until the limits of the Oregon country, at the crest of the main range of the Rockies…. The romance ever lingers…. I have given four years of devoted study to Oregon history, three of them among the special collections of the Northwest, and over a year in London. In England I had full access to the documents of the Public Record Office, including unpublished accounts of the various explorations, and also, what was a far rarer privilege, access to the journals, diaries, and letters of the Hudson's Bay Company. Simple as this book is, every statement is based on original authority. Comment on the British and American claims to the country is founded entirely upon sources. These sources include journals written by fur-traders In the mountains and on the march, private letters between themselves, official reports of chief factors to their Company in London, diplomatic correspondence of American and English diplomats, and published works, in original editions, of exploration and discovery. It has been my aim to make this volume a clear, straightforward account of the romantic discovery and settlement of Old Oregon… (Author's Preface and david wales)