Project Gutenberg 2013-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 79 Stevens, Hazard 1842 1918 The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume 2 (of 2) E-text prepared by KD Weeks, Jana Srna, Bryan Ness, Jennie Gottschalk, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume 2 (of 2)" by Hazard Stevens is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This biography explores the life and political career of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, focusing particularly on his role as a governor and his negotiations with Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest. The work delves into Stevens' efforts to establish treaties and maintain peace amid rising tensions between white settlers and Indigenous communities. The opening of the book details the Chehalis Council, where Governor Stevens convenes a meeting with several Indian tribes to negotiate treaties. The narrative paints a vivid picture of the council's atmosphere, showcasing the interactions between Stevens, his team, and the Native American leaders. Key events include the colorful arrival of tribes, the adaptations made by both parties during the negotiations, and the challenges faced due to misunderstandings and resistance from some tribal leaders. Through these initial interactions, the text sets the stage for the complex dynamics at play in Stevens' quest for cooperation and peace in a time of significant cultural change and conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43590/43590-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives Northwest, Pacific -- History Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862 Pacific Coast Indians, Wars with, 1847-1865 F850.5 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 1659464 1658885 2024-09-18T09:55:30.906526 2023-09-19T05:57:13.816987 text/html text/html 1500991 2013-08-30T21:31:23 text/html 5295988 2013-08-30T21:35:29 text/html application/zip 5598401 2024-09-18T09:55:57.282886 application/epub+zip 5611760 2024-09-18T09:55:36.637997 application/epub+zip 600973 2024-09-18T09:55:33.312124 application/epub+zip 4881620 2024-09-18T09:56:12.118806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4705362 2024-09-18T09:55:54.160899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 894678 2022-09-19T20:40:53.589861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1131620 1131389 2024-09-18T09:55:26.401571 2023-09-19T05:57:09.571971 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1131083 2013-08-30T21:25:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 404919 2013-08-30T21:25:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1130805 2013-08-30T21:25:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 404718 2013-08-30T21:25:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21278 2024-09-18T09:56:12.310788 application/rdf+xml 17076 2024-09-18T09:55:34.099000 image/jpeg 2517 2024-09-18T09:55:33.716004 image/jpeg 5462541 2024-09-18T09:55:31.154530 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