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        Bibliographical Note
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        James Christy Bell
        
 
                                    
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                                            Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
 - Preface 1
 - Contents 11
 - List of Illustrations 13
 - Chapter I. Discovery and Exploitation, 1785–1813 15
 - Chapter II. Diplomacy Determines the Status of Oregon, 1818–1824 28
 - Chapter III. British and American Fur Traders, 1813–1840 45
 - Chapter IV. Missionary Colonists, 1834–1843 68
 - Chapter V. Missionary Colonists, 1834–1843 91
 - Chapter VI. Agrarian Discontent in the Mississippi Valley, 1840–1845 116
 - Chapter VII. The Journey to the Western Coast, 1843–1846 132
 - Chapter VIII. Settlement in the Willamette Valley, 1840–1846 152
 - Chapter IX. Conclusion: The Interplay of Sentimental and Economic Forces 180
 - Appendix: “Oregon Saved” 193
 - Bibliographical Note 203
 - Index 207
 
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
 - Preface 1
 - Contents 11
 - List of Illustrations 13
 - Chapter I. Discovery and Exploitation, 1785–1813 15
 - Chapter II. Diplomacy Determines the Status of Oregon, 1818–1824 28
 - Chapter III. British and American Fur Traders, 1813–1840 45
 - Chapter IV. Missionary Colonists, 1834–1843 68
 - Chapter V. Missionary Colonists, 1834–1843 91
 - Chapter VI. Agrarian Discontent in the Mississippi Valley, 1840–1845 116
 - Chapter VII. The Journey to the Western Coast, 1843–1846 132
 - Chapter VIII. Settlement in the Willamette Valley, 1840–1846 152
 - Chapter IX. Conclusion: The Interplay of Sentimental and Economic Forces 180
 - Appendix: “Oregon Saved” 193
 - Bibliographical Note 203
 - Index 207