The History of Oregon and California, and the Other Territories of the North-West Coast of North America; Accompanied by a Geographical View and Map of Those Countries, and a Number of Documents as Proofs and Illustrations of the History
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1845. Revised Third Edition. Half-leather. Large 8vo. Pp. xviii, [2], 492, 7. Index. The large Ringgold map, with a library stamp, is detached and laid in. Rebound in half-blue morocco over blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Raised bands. to spine. Light stain affecting the fore-edge of a few leaves, interior otherwise notably fresh. Very Good+. Item #12134
Greenhow relied heavily on Capt. Joseph Ingraham's Journal of the Brigantine "Hope", which provides a strong US-prejudice in the "Oregon Question." Cowan: "The ablest and most important work of its time." See GRAFF 1652; HOWES G-389; SMITH 3842; SOLIDAY I-975.
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