Outpost : John McLoughlin and the Far Northwest

Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press, 1999. First Edition. Cloth. As new/as new. An as new, stated first edition in an as new dust jacket. Fine. xx, 641 pages : illustrations, maps. Octavo. From the private collection of noted attorney, sailor, and sometime cowboy, Joshua L. Soske Jr. "This biography of Dr. John McLoughlin (1784-1857) illuminates the enigmatic man now called the father of Oregon. As head of the Hudson Bay Company's Fort Vancouver and later as a US citizen, McLoughlin aided Oregon Trail settlers, but the British company and some settlers proved unappreciative. The book includes a rare daguerreotype of McLoughlin, maps, and other illustrations from both US and Canadian collections." -Publisher's websiteTOC: Prologue: The HouseCanadaChapter 1. Quebec1.. The Litigious Frasers, 1746-17782.. Across the St. Lawrence, 1778-17983.. A Very Young Doctor, 1798-18034.. To the Fur Country, 1803Chapter 2. Lords of the Lakes and Forests1.. The Fur Companies, 1600-18032.. Fort Kaministiquia, 18033.. An Apprentice Again, 1803-18084.. Brother David, 1808-18115.. Physician-Clerk, 1808-1814Chapter 3. The Great Fur War1.. The Honourable Company, 1670-18122.. Lord Selkirk's Colony, 1803-18153.. The Battle of Seven Oaks, 1815-18164.. The Storming of Fort William, 1815-18185.. The End of an Era, 1819-18216.. Coalition, 1821-1824The Pacific NorthwestChapter 4. To the Columbia1.. John Jacob Astor's Company, 1810-18242.. Over the Stony Mountains, 18243.. Winter at Fort George, 1824-1825Chapter 5. The Early Years1.. Up the River, 18252.. The First Fort Vancouver, 1825-18283.. The Snake Brigade, 1825-18294.. Ships and Their Captains, 1825-18285.. Establishing Peace, 1828-1829Chapter 6. The Second Fort Vancouver1.. The Grand Emporium, 1825-18292.. An Immensity of Trouble, 1829-18303.. The Intermittent Fever, 1830-18324.. Moving North, 1829-18345.. My Son John, 1825-1834Chapter 7. The End of Isolation1.. The Boston Ice Man, 1832-18362.. The Macedonian Cry, 1834-18403.. The Reverend Beaver, 1836-18384.. Bonneville, Kelley, and Young, 1834-18365.. The Willamette Cattle Company, 1836-18386.. Sails and Steam, 1834-18387.. Daughters and Sons, 1832-1838OregonChapter 8. The Winds of Change1.. McLoughlin in England, 1838-18392.. Reaching Out, 1839-18403.. "The Germe of a Great State," 1838-18404.. The Stirring of Government, 18415.. An American Lieutenant, 18416.. Golden California, 1839-1841Chapter 9. Stikine1.. Upheaval, 1841-18422.. Oahu, 18423.. A Rack to One's Feeling, 1842-1843Chapter 10. The American Dream. 1.. Williamette Valley, 18422.. The Wolf Meetings, 1842-18433.. Champoeg, 18434.. The Provisional Government, 18435.. The First Great Immigration, 18436.. The Oregon City Land Claim, 1829-1844Chapter 11. The Fall1.. On His Own, 1844-18452.. Yerba Buena, 1841-18453.. Joining Hands, 18454.. The Trap, 1845Chapter 12. The City Beside the Falls1.. Starting Over, 1846-18472.. The Boundary Treaty, 1846-18473.. An American Citizen, 1847-18494.. The Companionship of Adders, 1849-18515.. A Dieu, 1850-18576.. Last Things