Isaac I. Stevens: Young Man in a HurryWashington Territory's first governor remains as controversial today as he was to his frontier contemporaries during the Pacific Northwest's most turbulent era--the mid-1850s. Indian wars, martial law, and bitter political disputes, as well as the establishment of a new governmental system, characterized Isaac I. Stevens' years as governor (1853-57). |
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... survey convinced him to give it a try . Stevens traveled to Boston to meet with Bache , and each came away fa ... Coast Survey . Stevens also requested brevet pay if he joined the Survey , although the fate of the officers ' petition to ...
... survey convinced him to give it a try . Stevens traveled to Boston to meet with Bache , and each came away fa ... Coast Survey . Stevens also requested brevet pay if he joined the Survey , although the fate of the officers ' petition to ...
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... Survey was made part of the navy in 1818 and languished there until Congress returned Hassler to command in 1832 under the general supervision of the Treasury Department . Hassler struggled to make the Survey both a ... COAST SURVEY 77.
... Survey was made part of the navy in 1818 and languished there until Congress returned Hassler to command in 1832 under the general supervision of the Treasury Department . Hassler struggled to make the Survey both a ... COAST SURVEY 77.
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... Survey rather than the navy . A second issue was an increased appropriation to permit continuation and expansion of the Pacific coast surveys . Bache had rushed parties to the West when the ink had barely dried on the Treaty of ...
... Survey rather than the navy . A second issue was an increased appropriation to permit continuation and expansion of the Pacific coast surveys . Bache had rushed parties to the West when the ink had barely dried on the Treaty of ...
Contents
Broken Faith or Broken Promises? | 235 |
Martial Law | 273 |
Return to Walla Walla | 289 |
Copyright | |
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