Project Gutenberg 2018-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 121 Oregon Historical Society Oregon Historical Society, Portland Society, Oregon Historical The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society (Vol. I, No. 1) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Historical_Quarterly Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society (Vol. I, No. 1)" is a historical publication written in the early 20th century. This journal presents various articles focused on the history of Oregon, covering significant topics such as the establishment of political authority and the development of civil government in the region, as well as firsthand accounts from pioneers and early settlers. It aims to provide insights into the evolution of Oregon's society and governance as influenced by numerous factors, including geographic isolation and joint occupancy with British interests. The opening of this volume introduces the leading article by James Rood Robertson, which discusses the genesis of political authority and the formation of a commonwealth government in Oregon. Robertson outlines the process through which the region transitioned from ungoverned wilderness to a structured governmental authority, emphasizing the unique challenges faced due to its geographical isolation and concurrent British claims. He highlights the critical roles played by early pioneers in establishing a provisional government and the eventual influences that led to Oregon achieving statehood, all of which are framed within the larger context of national interests and local aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Oregon -- History -- Periodicals F850.5 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Journals 254598 2025-09-22T14:30:25.061470 text/html 250752 2018-04-11T15:16:38 text/html 208108 2025-09-22T14:30:29.660424 application/epub+zip 209682 2025-09-22T14:30:26.183481 application/epub+zip 145907 2025-09-22T14:30:25.646448 application/epub+zip 288738 2025-09-22T14:30:32.481434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268465 2025-09-22T14:30:29.054429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208887 2022-08-25T15:42:02.283838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228456 2025-09-22T14:30:24.647513 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228667 2018-04-11T15:16:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18745 2025-09-22T14:30:32.617409 application/rdf+xml 20114 2025-09-22T14:30:25.723474 image/jpeg 2488 2025-09-22T14:30:25.684463 image/jpeg 82969 2018-04-11T15:16:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 193471 2018-04-11T15:16:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 196632 2025-09-22T14:30:25.085536 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia