THE FUR TRADE IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN PRIOR TO 1811 (SIGNED) by Elliott, Thompson Coit - 1915

Portland, OR: Ivy Press, 1915. Hardcover. GOOD PLUS. SIGNED, EX-LIBRARY. "It is the purpose of this paper to designate ad seriatim the trading posts that had been built and in use west of the Rocky Mountains prior to the founding of Astoria and to briefly sketch the beginnings of the fur trade on the waters of the mighty Columbia River." Discusses relations with the Kootenay Indians, the the various trading posts and pioneers of the time. 16 pp. Library slip and pocket to rear endpapers, bookplate to inside front cover. Library name stamp-perforated to a few pages, library sticker to front board, front endpaper removed. Light occasional pencil bracketing. Light wear to edges and board surfaces. Binding still solid. A fascinating little book on a very specific topic. Wonderful photographs. "T.C. Thompson Coit) Elliott - 1862 - 1943 - wrote widely on subjects relating to Pacific Northwest history. Much of his work focused on the early fur trade and explorations of the Inland Empire, with later work devoted to early contact along the Oregon coast. Although he principally wrote for historical publications, he did for a time pen a column in the Oregonian under the pseudonym C.T. Johnson. " (WorldCat)