Voyages of the Columbia to the Northwest Coast chronicles the pioneering maritime fur trade expeditions of the Columbia Rediviva along the rugged and unmapped coastlines of present-day Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. The firsthand journals extensively document the crew's anchorages and interactions with Indigenous peoples at key Vancouver Island harbors, particularly Nootka Sound and Clayoquot Sound, where they established winter encampments. The narrative also details the ship's historic explorations further south, capturing the treacherous discovery of Grays Harbor in Washington and Captain Robert Gray's monumental crossing of the Columbia River bar along the Oregon-Washington border. By mapping these perilous inlets and river mouths, the book provides a foundational geographic portrait of the Pacific Northwest's coastal frontier before widespread land settlement.

Columbia (Fleuve), Columbia River, Gray, Robert, 1755-1806, Kendrick, John, approximately 1740-1794, Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord), North America Northwest Coast of North America, Northwest Coast of North America, United States Columbia River, Voyages around the world, Voyages autour du monde

Edited by Frederick W. Howay

Edited by Frederick W. Howay