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Since many of the documents in
this archive contain Chinook Jargon,
our first entries are Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon - published by
T. N. Hibben & Company of Canada in 1877-1889
and The Chinook Jargon and How to Use It - by George C. Shaw
published in 1909
Acquisition of Oregon, Volume One
And the Long Suppressed Evidence About Marcus Whitman
By William I. Marshall, Published in 1911
(Indexed at the end of Volume Two)
Acquisition of Oregon, Volume Two
And the Long Suppressed Evidence About Marcus Whitman
By William I. Marshall, Published in 1911
(Indexed at the end of this volume)
Adventures on the Columbia River, Including the Narrative
of a Residence of Six Years on the Western Side of the Rocky
Mountains, Among Various Tribes of Indians Hitherto Unknown;
Together With A Journey Across the American Continent.
By Ross Cox, Published in 1832
Autobiography of Black Hawk (MA-KA-TAI-ME-SHE-KIA-KIAK)
and a General History of the Black Hawk War of 1832
By J. B. Patterson, Published in 1882
Campaign Biographies of John Breckinridge and Joseph Lane
from the 1860 Presidential Election
The Cheyenne Indians, vol 1
Their History and Ways of Life, by George Bird Grinnell
published 1923 (index at end of volume 2)
The Cheyenne Indians, vol 2
Their History and Ways of Life, by George Bird Grinnell
published 1923 (index at end of this volume)
Church's Indian Wars from 1675 to 1704 - by Thomas Church, esq.
Published 1716 - 1854
U.S. Civil War Documents - INDEX
U.S. Congressional and Executive Documents - INDEX
Crofutt's Overland Tours, No. 2 - by George A. Crofutt
(Good 1888 map at end) Published 1888
U.S. Democratic Review, May 1858 - Conrad Swackhamer, Editor
printed in 1858
Annual Reports of the Bureau of Ethnology, Volumes 1-27 - INDEX
Early Oregon 1850-1860 - by George E. Cole
published 1905
Gray Hawk: Life and Adventures Among the Red Indians
The story of John Tanner's 30 years among the Indians of
North America, which began when he was captured in the spring of
1789. Also includes a chapter on Henry Schoolcraft, a description
of the Sioux sun dance, and a chapter about the fur traders of the
Northwest Company. Edited by James Macaulay. Published in 1883.
History of Oregon 1792-1849 - by W. H. Gray
published 1870
History of the Town of Natick, Massachusetts, 1650-1830
Together with "the circumstances which accompanied the
gradual decrease and final extinction of the first tribe,
that was brought into a state of civilization and christianity,
by a Protestant missionary."
By William Biglow. Published in 1830.
History of Southern Oregon - by A. G. Walling
published 1884
Indian History of the Northwest - Siwash - by J. A. Costello
published 1895
The Indian Question
By Lieutenant Colonel Elwell S. Otis, U.S. Army
[Otis served as Assistant Inspector-general of the Department of]
[Dakota 1874-1875, and fought at the Little Big Horn in 1876-1877.]
[Here is his analysis of Indians and US government policy toward them.]
published 1887
Indian Tribes of the United States, vol 1
The work of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, edited by Francis S. Drake
published 1883-1884 (index at end of volume 2)
Indian Tribes of the United States, vol 2
The work of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, edited by Francis S. Drake
published 1883-1884 (index at end of this volume)
The Journal of William Maclay, 1789-1791
Edited by Edgar S. Maclay
[William Maclay was a senator from Pennsylvania and a member of]
[the first United States Congress, which met behind closed doors.]
[Senator Maclay's journal provides a rare look into the proceedings.]
published in 1890
Legends of the Iroquois, Told by "The Cornplanter"
by William W. Canfield, published in 1902
Letter of Joseph Lane to the People of Oregon Territory
January 12, 1859
McLoughlin and Old Oregon, A Chronicle - by Eva Emery Dye
published 1902
Myths and Legends of the Sioux
By Mrs. Marie L. McLaughlin
published 1916
The Old North Trail
or Life, Legends and Religion of the Blackfeet Indians
By Walter McClintock, published 1910
Our Indian Wards
By George W. Manypenny,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1853-1857 and
Chairman of the Sioux Commission of 1876.
published 1880
Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States
Delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall in the case of
Samuel A. Worcester vs The State of Georgia, January Term, 1832
[This is the opinion of which then President Andrew Jackson said
"Mr. Marshall has made his ruling, let him enforce it."
The infamous trail of tears followed shortly thereafter.]
Pioneer Days of Oregon History, Volume 1
By S.A. Clarke
published 1905
Pioneer Days of Oregon History, Volume 2
By S.A. Clarke
published 1905
Pioneer Stories - A local history by Sherley Clayton.
A history of Dillard, Oregon; the Rice family;
the Kent family; Grant and Eva Clayton; the Burnett family
biography of Andrew Ervin Street of Malin, Oregon.
Published without copyright in 1956.
This item was removed from the public domain by Mr. Clayton's heiress,
who has decided to retroactively copyright and publish the work.
It has been removed from our website at her request.
Red Jacket, The Life and Times of
Being the Sequel to the History of the Six Nations
by William L. Stone Published in 1841
Reminiscences of a Pioneer
by Colonel William Thompson Published in 1912
Remarks Made On A Tour To Prairie Du Chien;
Thence To Washington City, In 1829
By Caleb Atwater, Published in 1831
Salem Witchcraft, Comprising
More Wonders of the Invisible World, by Robert Calef
and Wonders of the Invisible World, by Cotton Mather
Together With Notes and Explanations by Samuel P. Fowler
Published in 1861
Se-Quo-Yah (Sequoyah)
By George E. Foster, Published in 1885
Trailing Geronimo by Anton Mazzanovich,
of Troop F. 6th U.S. Cavalry and 21st U.S. Infantry.
The White Mountain Apache conflict of 1881-1886 as
seen from the perspective of an indian-fighting soldier.
Published in 1926
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volumes 1-39 - INDEX
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