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100 1 _aGray, W. H.
_q(William Henry),
_d1810-1889
245 1 2 _aA History of Oregon, 1792-1849 :
_bDrawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-01-18
508 _aProduced by Adam Buchbinder, Pat McCoy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (1st-hand-history.org)
520 _a"A History of Oregon, 1792-1849" by W. H. Gray is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the exploration, settlement, and development of Oregon from its initial discovery to the mid-1800s, highlighting key events, figures, and conflicts. This narrative is particularly concerned with the American fur trade and the role of various companies in the region, as well as the impact on Native American populations. The opening of the text introduces readers to the complexities of Oregon’s early history, beginning with the discovery of the Columbia River by Captain Robert Gray in 1792. Gray’s arrival set off a chain of events involving multiple fur trading companies, including John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company and the Hudson's Bay Company. The author hints at underlying tensions between these companies and the local Native tribes, setting up a narrative that promises to explore how these dynamics shaped both the economic landscape and the sociopolitical context of early Oregon settlement. Furthermore, it foreshadows a critical analysis of foreign influence on land rights and the unjust systems that benefitted the fur monopolies at the expense of both American settlers and indigenous peoples. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- Oregon
653 _aOregon Territory -- History
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38607
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