Confederacy of Ambition: William Winlock Miller and the Making of Washington Territory

William L. Lang

University of Washington Press, 2014 - Biography & Autobiography - 340 pages

William Lang’s account of William Winlock Miller and the first quarter century of Washington’s history offers a new view of the pioneer era, emphasizing that the West was developed in large measure by men like Miller who manipulated government and its resources to their own and the region’s advantage.

About the author

William L. Lang is professor of history at Portland State University, former Director of the Center for Columbia River History and founding coeditor of the award-winning Oregon Encyclopedia of History and Culture. He is the author or editor of many books on Pacific Northwest history, including Confederacy of Ambition: William Winlock Miller and the Making of Washington Territory (University of Washington Press, 1996) and Explorers of the Maritime Northwest: Mapping the World through Primary Documents (ABC-Clio/Greenwood, 2016).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Confederacy of Ambition: William Winlock Miller and the Making of Washington Territory
• Author: William L. Lang
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: University of Washington Press, 2014
• ISBN: 0295993855, 9780295993850
• Length: 340 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers; Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Political; History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies); History / Expeditions & Discoveries; History / General; History / United States / 19th Century; History / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA); Political Science / American Government / State; Social Science / Regional Studies