A Wild & Restless Spirit: The Early Settlement of Washington & Idaho Territories as Seen Through the Lives of Gilmore and Charles Hays - Couverture souple

Minshall, G. Wayne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 098494902X ISBN 13 : 9780984949021

Editeur : Streamside Scribe Press, 2018

Synopsis

A Wild and Restless Spirit is a non-fictional account of recorded events in the lives of Gilmore Logan Hays and his son Charles Marshall Hays (and of their family members and other close associates) that relate particularly to the opening of the north and eastern portions of Oregon Country to European settlement. These portions soon became the governmental territories of Washington and Idaho and attained statehood during the focal period of the book, which extends from the mid-1800s through the early 1900s. Throughout their lives Gilmore and Charles were recognized as leaders by their contemporaries and as a result were firsthand observers and often direct participants in events that were key to the initial establishment and early development of the region. In their life times they were witness to most of the main events involved in the initial settling of the Pacific Northwest. In 1852 they made an arduous journey by wagon train along the Oregon Trail to Portland, Oregon and continuing on to the Puget Sound area near Olympia, Washington the following year. Fate and their adventuresome natures positioned them to be active participants in the drama of the founding of Washington and Idaho Territories and their procession into statehood. Other highlights are their participation in the early actions of the Washington and Idaho legislatures and battles with Native American tribes, their involvement in the second wave of gold & silver discoveries following the 1849 gold rush to California, and their role in the founding and development of Silver City, Idaho as a major mining center which for a time exceeded Portland, Oregon in size. This book serves as a prequel to the author’s two previous books on western history Wilderness Brothers: Prospecting, Horse, Packing, & Homesteading on the Western Frontier and its successor Cabin Creek Chronicle: The History of the Most Remote Ranch in America. In addition, it will be of interest to many others with either a general or professional interest in the finer details of western US history. Illustrated with 37 photographs, 19 of historical vintage, and 3 maps.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Streamside Scribe Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 098494902X
• ISBN 13: 9780984949021
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 158
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