Bk 1. The sea peddlers. Short cut to Cathay The track of the bear The first American Ledyard's heirs Nootka Sound and the fury Columbia's river. Bk. 2. The wars of the beaver kingdoms. To claim a continent "Ocian in view" The star man Astor's threat The beginnings of disaster "A dagger to my heart" Doldrums Persons of the great drama To strip the country bare Accidental greatness. Bk. 3. Oregon fever. Prophet without honor The fruit of failure The cry from the wilderness Portents The first women The opening wedge The vineyards of the Lord-and others The new order Conflict and tragedy Way station "May we not call them men of destiny" Substitutes for anarchy Decision An era ends. Bk. 4. The pangs of adjustment. The magic wand Assorted frankensteins Oregon's rambunctious stepchild "A real go-ahead man" "I wonder if the ground is listening?" Whose war is this? Exit Goliath. Bk. 5. Extravaganza. Stampede Law and disorder How to build an empire "Coarse, pretentious, boastful, false and cunning" The bones of their mother The railroad rush Mineral boom-and bust One more merry-go-round. Bk. 6. For these blessings. The trees The fish The water

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