A history of the Pacific Northwest
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Fuller, George W. (George Washington), 1876-1940
issued: 2022-05-20
issued: 1941
description: "Reprinted 1941, 1946, 1952, 1955 and 1960. Later printings with title: A history of the Pacific northwest; with special emphasis on the inland empire."-- 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. 103.
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extent: xvi, 38 unnumbered leaves of plates, 383 pages : frontispiece (illustration), photographs, maps (1 folded), illustrations, portraits, table ; 25 cm
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note: A HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST von BY GEORGE W. FULLER Second Edition Revised ALFRED•A•KNOPF•NEW YORK G*</?t^^^<-Ot^^<0™&'*&v0*si Copyright 1931 by Alfred A. Knopf Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this boo\ may he reproduced in any form without permission in irriling from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages or reproduce not more than three illustrations in a review to be printed in a magazine or newspaper. Foreword THIS IS A HISTORY OF THE ONLY REGION ADDED TO THE UNION OF STATES BY discovery, exploration and occupation. The discovery, made by Gray in 1792, established a claim to the drainage basin of the Columbia river and its tributaries. The purchase of Louisiana in 1803 joined the Oregon country to the States, and Lewis and Clark first explored the region in 1805-1806. The annexation of Texas in 1845 strengthened the wedge of American influence touching the Pacific. Ownership of Oregon, confirmed by treaty with Great Britain in 1846, was a motive for holding California in 1848, after the war with Mexico, and an excellent reason for purchasing Alaska in 1867. In consolidating its western front on the Pacific, the United States paid bargain prices,— $27,267,622 for Louisiana, $25,000,000 for California and all the rest of the Mexican cessions (of which $10,000,000 was for the Gadsden Purchase in 1854) and .$7,200,000 for Alaska. Nothing was paid for Oregon. The stages in the acquisition of Oregon were: (1) Discovery and exploration. (2) Temporary desertion in the War of 1812, palliated by treaty stipulations at I the close of the war. (3) Joint occupation, 1818-1846, pending the boundary i decision. (4) Agreement on the 49th parallel in 1846. The Oregon country holds a unique place in our history for several reasons beside the three principal ones above mentioned. It is the first region on the Coast to which America made claim and the first to which title was established. It was the first to receive regular migrations from the …
note: Includes an index Includes bibliographic references Different edition than that listed in Strathern & Edwards (1970) Other copies : http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41043446
has type: Books
identifier: F851 .F96 1938
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0413670
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Koerner Library stacks. F851 .F96 1938
subject: Northwest, Pacific--History
type: Text