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Adventures on the Columbia River, including the narrative of a residence of six years on the western side of the Rocky Mountains, among various tribes of Indians hitherto unknown: together with a journey across the American continent. In two volumes. Vol. I Cox, Ross, 1793-1853

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"Binder's title: The Columbia River. In Oregon from 1812 to 1817, arriving by sea on the Beaver and leaving overland for the east. During that time he was, first a member of the Pacific Fur Company, then the North West Company. He gives an account of the rivalry between the Nor'westers and the Hudson's Bay Company, along with a sketch of Wilson Price Hunt's journey to Astoria and his own activities, ref. Cowan." -- Strathern, G. M. , & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, pp. 65-66.

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Title	Adventures on the Columbia River, including the narrative of a residence of six years on the western side of the Rocky Mountains, among various tribes of Indians hitherto unknown: together with a journey across the American continent. In two volumes. Vol. I
Alternate Title	The Columbia River, &c. Vol. I
Creator	Cox, Ross, 1793-1853
Publisher	London : Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley; London : A. J. Valpy
Date Issued	1831
Description	"Binder's title: The Columbia River. In Oregon from 1812 to 1817, arriving by sea on the Beaver and leaving overland for the east. During that time he was, first a member of the Pacific Fur Company, then the North West Company. He gives an account of the rivalry between the Nor'westers and the Hudson's Bay Company, along with a sketch of Wilson Price Hunt's journey to Astoria and his own activities, ref. Cowan." -- Strathern, G. M. , & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, pp. 65-66.
Extent	xxiv, 368 pages ; 22 cm
Subject	Indians of North America--Columbia River Valley; Columbia River Valley; Northwest, Canadian--Description and travel; Oregon--Description and travel
Genre	Books; Travel literature
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Notes	Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1592344
Identifier	FC3205.1 .C69 1831; II-0129-V01
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Series	Adventures on the Columbia River, including the narrative of a residence of six years on the western side of the Rocky Mountains, among various tribes of Indians hitherto unknown: together with a journey across the American continent. In two volumes.
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3205.1 .C69 1831
Date Available	2015-08-27
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
Catalogue Record	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=148578
DOI	10.14288/1.0222711
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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