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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Lang, William L. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2014]
Édition:First paperback edition.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Miller, William Winlock, > 1822-1876.
Politicians.
Politics and government.
Pioneers.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Pacific Northwest (OR, Wash.)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Pionniers > Washington (Territoire) > Biographies.
Hommes politiques > Washington (Territoire) > Biographies.
Pioneers > Washington Territory > Biography.
Politicians > Washington Territory > Biography.
Washington (State)
Washington (Territoire) > Politique et gouvernement.
Washington Territory > Politics and government.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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