Confederacy of ambition : William Winlock Miller and the making of Washington Territory /
Lang, William L.,
Confederacy of ambition : William Winlock Miller and the making of Washington Territory / William L. Lang. - First paperback edition. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource : illustrations, map
Includes bibliographies and index.
Map 1. William Miller's Oregon Country; Map 2. Indian-Settler Conflicts, 1856; Map 3. Washington Territory, 1876; Preface; 1. Young Man to the Frontier; 2. In the Government's Service; 3. Making a Life; 4. In Washington Territory; 5. Friends in War; 6. Political Advantages; 7. In the Mazy Labyrinth; 8. Making Money and Pursuing Family; 9. To Assist My Friends; 10. Pursuing the Main Chance; 11. An Accomplished Life; 12. A Life's Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
The promise of opportunity drew twenty-seven-year-old Illinois schoolteacher William Winlock Miller west to the future Washington Territory in 1850. Like so many other Oregon Trail emigrants Miller arrived cash-poor and ambitious, but unlike most he fulfilled his grandest ambitions. By the time of his death in 1876, Miller had amassed one of the largest private fortunes in the territory and had used it creatively in developing the region's assets, leaving a significant mark on the territory's political and economic history.
9780295802770
Miller, William Winlock, 1822-1876.
Politicians--Washington Territory--Biography.
Pioneers--Washington Territory--Biography.
Electronic Books.
F891 / .C664 2014
Confederacy of ambition : William Winlock Miller and the making of Washington Territory / William L. Lang. - First paperback edition. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource : illustrations, map
Includes bibliographies and index.
Map 1. William Miller's Oregon Country; Map 2. Indian-Settler Conflicts, 1856; Map 3. Washington Territory, 1876; Preface; 1. Young Man to the Frontier; 2. In the Government's Service; 3. Making a Life; 4. In Washington Territory; 5. Friends in War; 6. Political Advantages; 7. In the Mazy Labyrinth; 8. Making Money and Pursuing Family; 9. To Assist My Friends; 10. Pursuing the Main Chance; 11. An Accomplished Life; 12. A Life's Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
The promise of opportunity drew twenty-seven-year-old Illinois schoolteacher William Winlock Miller west to the future Washington Territory in 1850. Like so many other Oregon Trail emigrants Miller arrived cash-poor and ambitious, but unlike most he fulfilled his grandest ambitions. By the time of his death in 1876, Miller had amassed one of the largest private fortunes in the territory and had used it creatively in developing the region's assets, leaving a significant mark on the territory's political and economic history.
9780295802770
Miller, William Winlock, 1822-1876.
Politicians--Washington Territory--Biography.
Pioneers--Washington Territory--Biography.
Electronic Books.
F891 / .C664 2014