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The Oregon question : a glance at the respective claims of Great Britain and the United States to the territory in dispute Ruxton, George Frederick, 1820-1848
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""Obviously prepared and printed for government officials only; it leaves little doubt that Ruxton's trip to the West was undertaken to some extent as that of a secret agent, to report on the military situation there, in the event that the Oregon controversy ended in war" : - Howes."-- 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, p. 258.
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The Oregon question : a glance at the respective claims of Great Britain and the United States to the territory in dispute
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| Publisher |
London : John Ollivier
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| Date Issued |
1846
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| Description |
""Obviously prepared and printed for government officials only; it leaves little doubt that Ruxton's trip to the West was undertaken to some extent as that of a secret agent, to report on the military situation there, in the event that the Oregon controversy ended in war" : - Howes."-- 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, p. 258.
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| Extent |
43 pages ; 18.5 cm
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application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Facsimile of original
Other copies : http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/504201819 |
| Identifier |
spam7748; II-0481
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. spam7748
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| Date Available |
2022-07-19
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| 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.
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| Catalogue Record | |
| DOI |
10.14288/1.0416466
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Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.