Chapters in this book

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