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100 1 _aGibson, James R.
245 1 4 _aThe Lifeline of the Oregon Country :
_bThe Fraser-Columbia Brigade System, 1811-47.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aVancouver :
_bUniversity of British Columbia Press,
_c1997.
264 4 _c©1997.
300 _a1 online resource (305 pages)
336 _atext
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505 0 _aIntro -- 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.
520 _aIn 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.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aHudson''s Bay Company -- History -- 19th century.
650 0 _aFur trade -- Northwest, Pacific -- History -- 19th century.
650 0 _aTransportation -- Northwest, Pacific -- History -- 19th century.
650 0 _aOregon Territory -- History.
650 0 _aNorthwest, Pacific -- Discovery and exploration.
650 0 _aNorthwest, Pacific -- History -- 19th century.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aGibson, James R.
_tThe Lifeline of the Oregon Country
_dVancouver : University of British Columbia Press,c1997
_z9780774806428
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3412265
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