The Resource Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, Alexander Ross ; edited with historical introduction and notes by Milo Milton Quaife ; with map
Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, Alexander Ross ; edited with historical introduction and notes by Milo Milton Quaife ; with map
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The item Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, Alexander Ross ; edited with historical introduction and notes by Milo Milton Quaife ; with map represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Biddle Law Library - University of Pennsylvania Law School.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 388 pages, 1 leaf of plates)
- Note
-
- Includes facsimile of the original 1849 title-page: "Adventures of the first settlers in the Oregon or Columbia River: being a narrative of the expedition fitted out by John Jacob Astor, to establish the "Pacific Fur Company" ; with an account of some Indian tribes on the coast of the Pacific / by Alexander Ross, one of the adventurers." London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1849
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- 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
- Label
- Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River
- Title
- Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River
- Statement of responsibility
- Alexander Ross ; edited with historical introduction and notes by Milo Milton Quaife ; with map
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- NjRocCCS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1783-1856
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ross, Alexander
- Illustrations
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- maps
- facsimiles
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F880
- LC item number
- .R67 1923
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1880-1959
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Quaife, Milo Milton
- Series statement
-
- The Lakeside classics
- HeinOnline American Indian law collection
- HeinOnline prestatehood legal materials
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Pacific Fur Company
- Indians of North America
- Northwest, Pacific
- Oregon Territory
- Astoria (Or.)
- Target audience
- specialized
- Label
- Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, Alexander Ross ; edited with historical introduction and notes by Milo Milton Quaife ; with map
- Note
-
- Includes facsimile of the original 1849 title-page: "Adventures of the first settlers in the Oregon or Columbia River: being a narrative of the expedition fitted out by John Jacob Astor, to establish the "Pacific Fur Company" ; with an account of some Indian tribes on the coast of the Pacific / by Alexander Ross, one of the adventurers." London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1849
- ©2020 Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 388 pages, 1 leaf of plates)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- map
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, Alexander Ross ; edited with historical introduction and notes by Milo Milton Quaife ; with map
- Note
-
- Includes facsimile of the original 1849 title-page: "Adventures of the first settlers in the Oregon or Columbia River: being a narrative of the expedition fitted out by John Jacob Astor, to establish the "Pacific Fur Company" ; with an account of some Indian tribes on the coast of the Pacific / by Alexander Ross, one of the adventurers." London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1849
- ©2020 Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 388 pages, 1 leaf of plates)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- map
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
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