Columbia Magazine - Winter 1987-88

COLUMBIA: Winter 1987-88; Vol. 1, No. 4

History Commentary 2
Rails first and then development.
By John McClelland, Jr.

The Duke of Tacoma and His Wonderful Museum 3
A little scandal in our beginnings.
By Frank L. Green

Little Girl Memories of a Christmas on the Cowlitz 10
Cowbells on the horses, candles on the tree.
By Mrs. Charles Olson

Building Ships on a Lake 12
Wartime construction at Kirkland.
By Lorraine McConaghy

Stagecoaches to Trains, Just 100 Years Ago 20
Twenty years of struggle to connect the Northwest with California.
By David M. Buerge

When History Was News 30
Six-state convention demands that all of Oregon be part of the United States.

The Columbia Before It Was Tamed 32
How a raging river was opened to steamboat traffic.
By William D. Layman

On Exhibit: The Untamed Columbia 42

What Really Happened to Meriwether Lewis? 43
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Could he have been shot by an outraged husband?
By Dee Brown

Columbia Reviews 46
Recent books of interest on Northwest history.
Edited by Dr. Robert C. Carriker

History Album 48
Depression-year greetings.

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