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100 1 _aFranchère, Gabriel,
_d1786-1863
245 1 0 _aNarrative 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
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-05-27
508 _aProduced by Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAstoria (Or.)
653 _aFur trade -- Oregon
653 _aNorthwest, Canadian -- Description and travel
653 _aVoyages to the Pacific coast
653 _aOregon Territory -- History
700 1 _aHuntington, J. V.
_q(Jedediah Vincent),
_d1815-1862
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15911
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