River of the west

River of the west

Author
Victor, Frances Fuller, 1826-1902
Publication Information
Hartford, Conn: Columbian Book Company, 1870
State Library Catalog Information
An account of exploration and adventure in the Rocky Mountains and Oregon. Details the life of Joseph L. Meek, a trapper and explorer who settled in Oregon in 1840. Following the Whitman massacre in 1847, Meek traveled to Washington, D.C. to ask for protection for the people of Oregon.