Winning Oregon, A Study of an Expansionist Movement
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, 1938. Hardcover. Tall 8vo. Pp. [1-7], 8, [9-13], 14-261. Bibliography. Index. Green cloth lettered in black on front cover and spine. Dust jacket with some chips and wear, notably the separation of the front panel from the spine. Dust jacket now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve. A review copy, with a label stating as such, dated Oct. 1, 1938, tipped in to the front pastedown. Fine / good. Item #1768
The author was a history professor at Whitman College. Here he answers the question asked by all students of Pacific Northwest History: Given English exploration, precedence, and establishment of Hudson's Bay Company forts and business activity, how did the Oregon Territory become an American claim, rather than British? SMITH: 5093. TWENEY 89, 35. Dust jacket is now protected in a removable clear, archival sleeve.
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