TY - BOOK AU - Gibson,James R. TI - The Lifeline of the Oregon Country: The Fraser-Columbia Brigade System, 1811-47 SN - 9780774853972 AV - F880 -- .G44 1997eb U1 - 979.5/03 PY - 1997/// CY - Vancouver PB - University of British Columbia Press KW - Hudson''s Bay Company -- History -- 19th century KW - Fur trade -- Northwest, Pacific -- History -- 19th century KW - Transportation -- Northwest, Pacific -- History -- 19th century KW - Oregon Territory -- History KW - Northwest, Pacific -- Discovery and exploration KW - Northwest, Pacific -- History -- 19th century KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Opening the Oregon Country -- CHAPTER 2 Linking the Oregon Country -- CHAPTER 3 Reforming the Oregon Country -- Part 2: The Outgoing Brigade -- CHAPTER 4 Canoeing down the Fraser: From Stuart's Lake to Alexandria -- CHAPTER 5 Packhorsing over the Mountain: From Alexandria to Thompson's River -- CHAPTER 6 Packhorsing between the Fraser and the Columbia: From Thompson's River to Okanagan -- CHAPTER 7 Boating down the Columbia: The Easy Leg from Okanagan to Walla Walla -- CHAPTER 8 Boating down the Columbia: The Hard Leg from Walla Walla to the Sea -- Part 3: The Incoming Brigade -- CHAPTER 9 At the Sea: The "Grand Depot" and "General Rendezvous -- CHAPTER 10 Boating up the Columbia: The Hard Leg from the Sea to Walla Walla -- CHAPTER 11 Boating up the Columbia: The Easy Leg from Walla Walla to Okanagan -- CHAPTER 12 Packhorsing between the Columbia and the Fraser: From Okanagan to Thompson's River -- CHAPTER 13 Packhorsing over the Mountain: From Thompson's River to Alexandria -- CHAPTER 14 Canoeing up the Fraser: From Alexandria to Stuart's Lake -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- 1 Chief Factor William Connolly's Journal of the Brigade from New Caledonia to Fort Vancouver and Return, 5 May-23 September 1826 -- 2 Chief Factor Peter Warren Dease's Journal of the Brigade from New Caledonia to Fort Vancouver and Return, 7 May-13 September 1831 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Maps -- Euroamerican Settlements in the Oregon Country (endpapers) -- 1 From Fort St. James to Fort Alexandria -- 2 From Fort Alexandria to Fort Kamloops -- 3 From Fort Kamloops to Fort Okanagan -- 4 From Fort Okanagan to Fort Nez Percés -- 5 From Fort Nez Percés to Fort George N2 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3412265 ER -