Title: Address Delivered by Rev. G. H. Atkinson, D.D., Before the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New-York, Upon the Possession, Settlement, Climate and Resources of Oregon and the Northwest Coast, Including Some Remarks Upon Alaska Author: Atkinson, G[eorge] H. Place: New York Publisher: John W. Amerman Date: 1868 Description: 17 pp. (8vo) 23x15 cm (9¼x5¾"), original stitched printed wrappers. First Edition. "An account of the Whitman settlement and the migration of 1843" [Decker]. "This is the book wherein for the first time appeared in print the legend-- or the claim, depending on one's point of view-- of Marcus Whitman having 'saved Oregon' for the United States. The author was a pioneer of '48, and his book the source for an historical controversy which has endured through the years, and resulted in a pro and con literature extending to several hundred titles" [Eberstadt]. Scarce. Lot Amendments Condition: Edge wear and some spotting/staining to wrappers; scattered light spotting throughout; about very good. Item number: 282790
Title: Address Delivered by Rev. G. H. Atkinson, D.D., Before the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New-York, Upon the Possession, Settlement, Climate and Resources of Oregon and the Northwest Coast, Including Some Remarks Upon Alaska Author: Atkinson, G[eorge] H. Place: New York Publisher: John W. Amerman Date: 1868 Description: 17 pp. (8vo) 23x15 cm (9¼x5¾"), original stitched printed wrappers. First Edition. "An account of the Whitman settlement and the migration of 1843" [Decker]. "This is the book wherein for the first time appeared in print the legend-- or the claim, depending on one's point of view-- of Marcus Whitman having 'saved Oregon' for the United States. The author was a pioneer of '48, and his book the source for an historical controversy which has endured through the years, and resulted in a pro and con literature extending to several hundred titles" [Eberstadt]. Scarce. Lot Amendments Condition: Edge wear and some spotting/staining to wrappers; scattered light spotting throughout; about very good. Item number: 282790
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