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Title: Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813 (Northwest Reprints) by Alexander Ross, William G. Robbins, Robert J. Frank ISBN: 0870715283 Publisher: Oregon State Univ Pr Pub. Date: 17 April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5

Rating: 5
Summary: Six Stars!
Comment: An excellent first hand narrative with lively and descriptive writing by one of the first pioneers to help settle the untamed Northwest. Alexander Ross joined Astor's Pacific Fur Company expedition in 1810 and this is his story of the day to day struggles which he and the other men had to overcome. He left New York on the soon to be ill-fated, doomed ship the Tonquin, with a pompous and overbearing Captain Thorn. They sailed around the tip of South America, then to Hawaii and finally to the mouth of the Columbia River, all the while prevailing over many hardships during this voyage. Upon landing and without delay, the men began to construct the trading post Astoria. Ross' detailed descriptions of their adventures amidst the forces of Mother Nature, Indian relations, the Northwest Fur Company, geography, etc. makes this book a real page turner. They all had many obstacles to overcome, and as I said, his writing skills are exemplary. He devotes the last few chapters to the culture and customs of one of the local Indian tribes. The man was a keen and acute observer of all his surroundings and this is an energetic effort on his part to put it in writing.

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