Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Vol. 7, Ross's Adventure of the First Settlers on Columbia River, 1810-1813
Entry/Object ID
L1993.1.54G
Description
Early Western Travels, 1748-1846. Volume 7. Ross's Adventures of the First settlers on the Oregon or Columbia Rivers 1810-1813. A reprint of Alexander Ross's 1849 London publication about the founding of the first Astoria fur-trading post at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1811. Ross was among the contingent that sailed from New York on the "Tonquin" in 1810 and arrived at the Columbia River. His account includes the rivalries with the North West Company.
332/Hardbound/Maps.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Fur Trading, Astor, John Jacob, Pacific Fur Company, Diary, Native American
