TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bell,James Christy
TI  - Opening a Highway to the Pacific 1838-1846
T2  - Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law
SN  - 9780231922067
PY  - 1968///]
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - Columbia University Press, 
KW  - HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Chapter I. Discovery and Exploitation, 1785-1813 --; Chapter II. Diplomacy Determines the Status of Oregon, 1818-1824 --; Chapter III. British and American Fur Traders, 1813-1840 --; Chapter IV. Missionary Colonists, 1834-1843 --; Chapter V. Missionary Colonists, 1834-1843 --; Chapter VI. Agrarian Discontent in the Mississippi Valley, 1840-1845 --; Chapter VII. The Journey to the Western Coast, 1843-1846 --; Chapter VIII. Settlement in the Willamette Valley, 1840-1846 --; Chapter IX. Conclusion: The Interplay of Sentimental and Economic Forces --; Appendix: "Oregon Saved" --; Bibliographical Note --; Index; restricted access
N2  - Studies one phase of expansion toward the Pacific from 1838-1846 to learn about the hopes, fears, and ideas of a group of farmers and mechanics who undertook the long journey westward
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7312/bell92206
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780231887557.jpg
ER  -