Confederacy of ambition : William Winlock Miller and the making of Washington Territory /

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The promise of opportunity drew twenty-seven-year-old Illinois schoolteacher William Winlock Miller west to the future Washington Territory in 1850. Like so many other Oregon Trail emigrants Miller arrived cash-poor and ambitious, but unlike most he fulfilled his grandest ambitions. By the time of h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lang, William L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2014]
Edición:First paperback edition.
Temas:
Miller, William Winlock, > 1822-1876.
Miller, William Winlock, > 1822-1876
Politicians > Washington Territory > Biography.
Pioneers > Washington Territory > Biography.
Politiciens > Washington (Territoire) > Biographies.
Pionniers > Washington (Territoire) > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Pacific Northwest (OR, Wash.)
Pioneers
Politics and government
Politicians
Washington Territory > Politics and government.
Washington (Territoire) > Politique et gouvernement.
Washington (State)
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Map 1. William Miller's Oregon Country; Map 2. Indian-Settler Conflicts, 1856; Map 3. Washington Territory, 1876; Preface; 1. Young Man to the Frontier; 2. In the Government's Service; 3. Making a Life; 4. In Washington Territory; 5. Friends in War; 6. Political Advantages; 7. In the Mazy Labyrinth; 8. Making Money and Pursuing Family; 9. To Assist My Friends; 10. Pursuing the Main Chance; 11. An Accomplished Life; 12. A Life's Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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