Author: P. W. GillettePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
A Brief History of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company
Author: P. W. GilletteBattle for the Columbia River: The Rise of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company
Author: Mychal OstlerPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467154083
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A war over riches on the Columbia River. While the Civil War raged, a group of captains, merchants, bankers and gamblers in the Pacific Northwest formed the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. The first capitalistic enterprise in the new state, they aimed to develop the richest and most powerful transportation operation in the region, dominating hundreds of miles of river traffic from the Pacific Coast to Montana. Achieving such status was anything but easy. They battled competitors, lawyers, the river herself, and defectors within their management team. In the unregulated business environment of the nineteenth century, men like John Ainsworth made their own rules, often deploying frontier justice against their enemies. Join author Mychal Ostler as he recounts the battle for power that shaped an industry.
History of American Steam Navigation
Author: John Harrison MorrisonPublisher: New York, W. F. Sametz & Company, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Steam-navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
The History of Steam Navigation
Author: John KennedyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steam-navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Oregon Steam Navigation Company Records
Author: Oregon Steam Navigation CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steam-navigation
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Collection includes miscellaneous records of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, including schedules, receipts, tickets, correspondence, and a copy of the Articles of Incorporation, Oct. 18, 1862 with amendatory and supplementary articles, Nov. 7, 1868. Oversize folder contains what appears to be a supplies list for Apr. - July 1882.
Oregon Historical Quarterly
Author: Oregon Historical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Northwest, Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
The Oregon Steam Navigation Company
Author: Dorothy O. JohansenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inland water transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
The History of North Atlantic Steam Navigation
Author: Henry FryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The Old Oregon Country
Author: Oscar Osburn WintherPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803252189
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Pacific Northwest, the old Oregon country, was one of the most remote and inaccessible frontier areas, but it was also known to be rich in natural resources. The opening up of this region is a story of courage, endurance, and pioneer enterprise. Transportation in this rugged country was a problem to the settlers who would promote commerce and travel, just as it was a problem to the earlier fur traders. The construction of roads and development of water routes progressed through the years until the railroad finally came to the Northwest, but at no time did the scarcity of roads prevent settlers from pushing back the frontier. Here the whole story of travel and travelers in this region is told for the first time. The book is based largely on primary sources and, as such, is a contribution to history. As an account of courage and ingenuity, transportation monopoly against transportation monopoly, and man versus nature, it is fascinating reading. University Professor of History at Indiana University, O. O. Winther is the author of Express and Stagecoach Days in California and Via Western Express and Stagecoach.
History of Navigation & Navigation Improvements on the Pacific Coast
Author: Anthony F. TurhollowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastwise navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description