Project Gutenberg 2012-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 105 Bulfinch, Thomas 1796 1867 02005703 Oregon and Eldorado; or, Romance of the Rivers Produced by Greg Bergquist, Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Oregon and Eldorado; or, Romance of the Rivers" by Thomas Bulfinch is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the significant water routes of North and South America, focusing on the Missouri and Columbia Rivers in the north and the Amazon River in the south. Through these narratives, it covers the adventures and discoveries associated with these regions, including the significant historical expeditions and their implications for American expansion and commerce. The opening of the narrative begins with a discussion among prominent Bostonians in the late 18th century regarding the voyages of Captain Cook and the commercial potential of the Pacific Northwest, particularly the fur trade. This conversation leads to the establishment of an expedition that ultimately discovers the Columbia River, revealing the competitive landscape of exploration at that time. Key figures like Captains Robert Gray and John Kendrick are introduced, along with the challenges they face in their journeys, including conflicts with Native Americans and the harsh conditions of exploration. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for an engaging account of exploration and adventure in America's early history, illuminating the dreams and ambitions of those who sought to unveil its frontiers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en El Dorado Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) Oregon -- Discovery and exploration Columbia River Amazon River F590.3 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 640070 627502 2024-09-16T10:22:49.775341 2023-09-17T05:23:12.533703 text/html text/html 632874 2021-01-08T12:41:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 310163 2021-01-08T12:41:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 386981 2024-09-16T10:23:00.738820 application/epub+zip 394971 2024-09-16T10:22:52.510373 application/epub+zip 317078 2024-09-16T10:22:51.022377 application/epub+zip 663186 2024-09-16T10:23:06.578750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590263 2024-09-16T10:22:59.146823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511451 2022-09-17T16:29:48.522056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573910 573682 2024-09-16T10:22:48.654358 2023-09-17T05:23:11.434731 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 573620 2021-01-08T12:41:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 214429 2021-01-08T12:41:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 573663 2021-01-08T12:41:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214334 2021-01-08T12:41:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21092 2024-09-16T10:23:07.059747 application/rdf+xml 15662 2024-09-16T10:22:51.399344 image/jpeg 3567 2024-09-16T10:22:51.210347 image/jpeg 367359 2024-09-16T10:22:49.831369 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia