PROLOGUE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE xi
3. CONTENTS xiii
4. ILLUSTRATIONS. MAPS xiv
5. DAVID DOUGLAS. BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY xv
6. PROLOGUE 1
7. 1. SCOTLAND 7
8. 2. THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 17
9. 3. UNITED STATES AND UPPER CANADA 22
10. 4. FIRST GREAT ADVENTURE 37
11. 5. COLUMBIA RIVER REGION 49
12. 6. WITH CHIEF THA-A-MUXI 62
13. 7. UP THE COLUMBIA TO KETTLE FALLS 68
14. 8. THE BLUE MOUNTAINS 79
15. 10. HOMEWARD BY HUDSON’S BAY EXPRESS 107
16. 11. PUTTING MOUNTAINS ON THE MAP 130
17. 12. FAME AND ITS AFTERMATH 144
18. 13. SECOND GREAT ADVENTURE 157
19. 14. CALIFORNIA 174
20. 15. THIRD VISIT TO THE COLUMBIA 190
21. 16. ILL-FATED JOURNEY 197
22. 17. FLAKES OF GOLD 209
23. 18. HAWAII AND ITS VOLCANOES 212
24. 19. LAST JOURNEY 232
25. 20. IN TRIBUTE 238
26. APPENDICES 249
27. BIBLIOGRAPHY 261
28. INDEX 277
29. Map 292