Want to learn more about history? Grab a book! Many of the following books are available in Columbia Gorge Libraries, however if you would rather peruse them online we’ve got links for you!
The following books are provided in downloadable PDF form for non-commercial use and research only. Many have been downloaded through Google Books. Google usage guidelines apply. Due to their age, it is believed the copyright laws on all have expired. It is up to the user to determine that.
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Dictionaries
Wishram Language 1884, Edward Sapir
Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Chinook, George Gibbs
Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallalum, George Gibbs
Complete Grammar and Dictionary of the Yakama Language, Father MC Pandosy
A Dictionary of the Numípu, or Nez Perce Language,
Military
1849 March of the Mounted Riflemen 1851 Senate Report, Major Osborne Cross
Military Road from Fort Benton to Fort Walla Walla
Missionaries
Wonderful Works of God, Henry Kirke White Perkins
Ten Years in Oregon, Daniel Lee, Joseph Frost
Sketches of Mission Life Among the Indians
Oregon Trail & Pioneers
The Oregon Trail 1849, Francis Parkman
Constitution and Quotations from the Journal and Register of Oregon Pioneer Association 1875
Crossing the Plains 1852, Origen Thomson, Sutherland McCoy
Emigrant’s Guide to the Western and Southwestern States and Territories 1812 , William Darby
Oregon, Its History, Condition and Prospects while connected with the Oregon Mission 1851, Rev. Gustavus Hines
Western Guide Book and Emigrant’s Dictionary 1849, Oliver G. Steele
Farmers and Emigrants Handbook 1845, Josiah T. Marshall
Ox Team Days on the Old Oregon Trail 1922, Ezra Meeker
Lois – Swiss Roots in Willard Soil: A Genealogical and Historical Account of the Willard Family at Willard, Washington,
Lois L. DeWater, Barbara Hassell
Pacific Northwest History
The Centennial History of Oregon (1811-1911),
Joseph Gaston
A History of Oregon 1792-1849, William H. Gray
History of Oregon Volume I,
Hubert Howe Bancroft, Francis Victor Fuller
History of Oregon Volume II,
Hubert Howe Bancroft, Francis Victor Fuller
History of Washington, Idaho and Montana,
Hubert Howe Bancroft, Francis Victor Fuller
Native Races, Hubert Howe Bancroft, Francis Victor Fuller
History of British Columbia, Hubert Howe Bancroft, Francis Victor Fuller