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The promise of opportunity drew twenty-seven-year-old Illinois schoolteacher William Winlock Miller west to the future Washington Territory in 1850. 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.

Table of Contents

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

Confederacy of Ambition William Winlock Miller

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      Publisher: MV - University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: 6/1/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780295993850, 978-0295993850
      ISBN10: 0295993855

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The promise of opportunity drew twenty-seven-year-old Illinois schoolteacher William Winlock Miller west to the future Washington Territory in 1850. 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.

      Table of Contents

      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

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