02587cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000370011724501480015426400510030230000470035333600260040033700260042633800360045250000310048850800790051952013110059853400450190965300180195465300240197265300500199665300330204665300320207970000540211185600430216599900170220815911UtSlPG20260610133355.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF850.51 aFranchère, Gabriel,d1786-186310aNarrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-05-27  aProduced by Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.  a"Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America" by Gabriel Franchere is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book recounts the author's experiences during an expedition led by the merchant John Jacob Astor to establish the first American settlement on the Pacific coast. The narration provides insights into early 19th-century exploration, trade, and interactions with indigenous peoples, highlighting the hopes, struggles, and perils faced by those involved in the venture.  The opening of the narrative introduces Franchere's journey, beginning with the departure from Montreal and the subsequent arrival in New York. He describes his emotional farewells, the transition to a vastly different environment in the bustling city, and the preparations made for the voyage ahead. The text serves as a personal reflection on the challenges of leaving one's homeland, the dynamics aboard the ship, and the interactions among the crew and passengers as they embark on their expedition toward the unknown wilderness of the Northwest Coast. As Franchere recounts the early stages of the voyage, he sets the stage for the complex journey that will unfold in the chapters to come, filled with adventure, discovery, and cultural encounters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAstoria (Or.)  aFur trade -- Oregon  aNorthwest, Canadian -- Description and travel  aVoyages to the Pacific coast  aOregon Territory -- History1 aHuntington, J. V.q(Jedediah Vincent),d1815-186240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15911  c57299d57299