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General B.L.E. Bonneville
Get PDF"Thirty years after [his work in the Pacific Northwest], Bonneville had become a Colonel and was in command of Benton Barracks, Missouri… His widow, Mrs. C.A.N. Currier, eighty-three years of age, now living in Cleveland, Ohio, has some interesting Civil War documents pertaining to Colonel Bonneville... While the events occurred years after the 'fight for Oregon' had been won, the documents are here published to help round out the remarkable record of General B.L.E. Bonneville.
The War Trail of Big Bear
Get PDF"Mr. Cameron, the author, was the only male survivor of the massacre at Frog Lake… From that moment until the release of the prisoners two months later he lived amongst them in their wanderings, an intelligent and sympathetic eye-witness of all that happened... Mr. Cameron writes in a simple but gripping style.
The Rocks and Rivers of British Columbia
Get PDF"In 1885, [Walter Moberley] published the account of his explorations, under the title: The Rocks and Rivers of British Columbia. The book was especially valuable as the personal record of the first examination of the Gold and the Selkirk ranges, and the first after David Thompson on the stretch of the Columbia River from Blaeberry Creek to the Boat Encampment. For many years it has been quite unobtainable... Students are indebted to the enterprise of Mr. Douglas of the Geographic Board of Canada for its reissue.
History of the United States of America
Get PDF"The first edition of this book was published in 1904, and it has been very widely used as a supplementary text, and by the general reader… The new book follows the general lines of the first edition but there have been many restatements of the subject matter. In some cases the chapters have been entirely re-written and new materials have been added... It had a very wide circle of readers and it is gratifying to note the great improvement in accuracy.
The Writing of History
Get PDF"The four essays as published are as follows: 'The Historian's Work,' by Mr. Jusserand; 'The Influence of Graduate Instruction on Historical Writing,' by Professor Abbott; 'The Craftsmanship of the Historian,' by Doctor Colby; 'The Present State of History-Writing,' by Professor Bassett... All four of the essayists are highly esteemed within the guild of American historians.
Romance of Vancouver
Get PDF"A review of the development of 'Canada's Western Gateway' from the first coming of the white man.
International Law and Related Subjects
Get PDF"The Second Conference of Teachers of International Law and Related Subjects was held in Washington, D.C., April 23-25, 1925, and the proceedings have now been place in permanent book-form. The first session was devoted to a discussion of teaching problems and the second session to problems of research.
A History of Minnesota
Get PDF"This is Volume III of Folwell's History of Minnesota written largely from sources in the possession of the Minnesota Historical Society.
Marker for Early Railroad
Get PDF"On Thursday, June 10, 1926, the Tacoma Woman's Club presented an interesting program unveiling a marker bearing the inscription: 'June 10, 1926, Commemorating December 16, 1873, when Northern Pacific Rails met Pacific Ocean Sails at Tacoma, Washington. Marker by the Woman's Club, Courtesy Northern Pacific Ry.'