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.
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.
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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Prologue Part 1: Introduction 1 Opening the Oregon Country 2 Linking the Oregon Country 3 Reforming the Oregon Country Part 2: The Outgoing Brigade 4 Canoeing down the Fraser: From Stuart s Lake to Alexandria 5 Packhorsing over the Mountain: From Alexandria to Thompson s River 6 Packhorsing between the Fraser and the Columbia: From Thompson s River to Okanagan 7 Boating down the Columbia: The Easy Leg from Okanagan to Walla Walla 8 Boating down the Columbia: The Hard Leg from Walla Walla to the Sea Part 3: The Incoming Brigade 9 At the Sea: The Grand Depot and General Rendezvous 10 Boating up the Columbia: The Hard Leg from the Sea to Walla Walla 11 Boating up the Columbia: The Easy Leg from Walla Walla to Okanagan 12 Packhorsing between the Columbia and the Fraser: From Okanagan to Thompson s River 13 Packhorsing over the Mountain: From Thompson s River to Alexandria 14 Canoeing up the Fraser: From Alexandria to Stuart s Lake Epilogue Appendixes 1 Chief Factor William Connolly s Journal of the Brigade from New Caledonia to Fort Vancouver and Return, May 5-September 23, 1826 2 Chief Factor Peter Warren Dease s Journal of the Brigade from New Caledonia to Fort Vancouver and Return, May 7-September 13, 1831 Notes Bibliography Index
Prologue Part 1: Introduction 1 Opening the Oregon Country 2 Linking the Oregon Country 3 Reforming the Oregon Country Part 2: The Outgoing Brigade 4 Canoeing down the Fraser: From Stuart s Lake to Alexandria 5 Packhorsing over the Mountain: From Alexandria to Thompson s River 6 Packhorsing between the Fraser and the Columbia: From Thompson s River to Okanagan 7 Boating down the Columbia: The Easy Leg from Okanagan to Walla Walla 8 Boating down the Columbia: The Hard Leg from Walla Walla to the Sea Part 3: The Incoming Brigade 9 At the Sea: The Grand Depot and General Rendezvous 10 Boating up the Columbia: The Hard Leg from the Sea to Walla Walla 11 Boating up the Columbia: The Easy Leg from Walla Walla to Okanagan 12 Packhorsing between the Columbia and the Fraser: From Okanagan to Thompson s River 13 Packhorsing over the Mountain: From Thompson s River to Alexandria 14 Canoeing up the Fraser: From Alexandria to Stuart s Lake Epilogue Appendixes 1 Chief Factor William Connolly s Journal of the Brigade from New Caledonia to Fort Vancouver and Return, May 5-September 23, 1826 2 Chief Factor Peter Warren Dease s Journal of the Brigade from New Caledonia to Fort Vancouver and Return, May 7-September 13, 1831 Notes Bibliography Index
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