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The Lifeline of the Oregon Country
The Fraser-Columbia Brigade System, 1811-47
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James R. Gibson
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English
Published/Copyright:
2007
About this book
In The Lifeline of the Oregon Country, James Gibson compellingly immerses the reader in one of the most intractable problems faced by the Hudson’s Bay Company: how to realize wealth from such a remote and formidable land.
Author / Editor information
James R. Gibson is a historical geographer at York University. He is the author of the award-winning Otter Skins, Boston Ships, and China Goods: The Maritime Fur Trade of the Northwest Coast 1785-1841 (1992), as well as of Imperial Russia in Frontier America: The Changing Geography of Supply of Russian America 1784-1867 (1978), and Farming the Frontier: The Agricultural Opening of the Oregon Country 1786-1846 (1984).
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Introduction
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The Outgoing Brigade
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The Incoming Brigade
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The Easy Leg from Walla Walla to Okanagan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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From Thompson’s River to Alexandria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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From Alexandria to Stuart’s Lake Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
October 1, 2007
eBook ISBN:
9780774853972
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
304
Other:
7 b&w illustrations
eBook ISBN:
9780774853972
Audience(s) for this book
Professional and scholarly;
