The Great Northwest: A History

acres agricultural American Astoria became began Boise Bonneville British Columbia California Canadian Captain Cascades cattle Cayuse Chief Clark coast Columbia River Congress construction Cowlitz Democrats early East established expedition farmers farming federal Fort Astoria Fort Vancouver freighting frontier fur trade gold Governor horses Hudson's Bay Company Idaho immigrants Indians industry Inland Empire irrigation John Lake land later legislature McLoughlin ment miles mission missionaries Missouri Montana Mountains Nez Percé North West Company Northern Pacific operations Oregon City Oregon country Oregon Historical Quarterly Oregon Historical Society Oregon Trail organized Pacific Northwest Pacific Railroad pany party passed pioneer political population Portland Puget Sound reached Reclamation region Republican road Rocky route salmon Seattle settlement settlers ship Snake River Spokane stagecoach tion town treaty United Vancouver Villard vote wagon Walla Walla Washington Historical Quarterly Washington Territory western Whitman Willamette Valley wrote Wyeth