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Carey, Charles H. A GENERAL HISTORY OF OREGON PRIOR TO 1861IN TWO VOLUMES: Volume I, To the Territorial Government; Volume II, To the Civil War. Portland, OR: Metropolitan Press, 1935 & 1936 Hardcover First Edition



First edition. Designed to be an authoritative and readable history of the state from the earliest days of discovery and exploration - Vancouver's visit, the discovery of the Columbia River, the Lewis and Clark expedition - through its settlement, the discovery of gold in Oregon, the Indian wars, and more. Illustrated with photographs, map endpapers. Each volume has notes and references, volume 2 also has an index to both volumes. 416 pp., 916 pp. Good in good dustjackets (some mottling to the red cloth, edgewear and chipping to the dustjackets, but uncommon in dj.) .

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