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The Columbia

BySamuel Christopher Lancaster

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America's Great highway through the Cascade Mountains to the sea. With twenty-six plates and other illustrations. CONTENTS: Formation of the Cascades and Sierra Nevada Ranges -- Formation of the Columbia River and the Gorge -- Early Life in the Columbia River Basin -- The Fur Traders -- Early Missionaries -- Life at Fort Vancouver -- The Struggle to Posses the Land -- Transportation on the Columbia -- The Columbia River Highway -- The Bees-Wax Ship -- Whitman Massacre -- Flatheads -- Indians and River Called Multnomah -- Indian Beads and Mediums of Exchange -- Coinage of Gold into Beaver Money -- Chief Joseph of the Nez Pierce.

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Publication Date
Nov 20, 2008
Language
English
Category
History
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Samuel Christopher Lancaster

Specifications

Pages
148
Binding
Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Black & White
Dimensions
US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)

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