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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, James Christy, author.

Series:

Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1968]

Language Note:

In English.

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.

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

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88755-8

OCLC:

1100449296