John Lee Lewes, the fop of the fur trade
In 1848, Alexander Caulfield Anderson left Fort Alexandria forever, and took over the supervision of Fort Colvile, on the Columbia River just south of the 49th parallel. The man in…
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A year or two ago I was invited to speak to the Anderson Island Historical Society — Anderson is the name of the island off the old location of Fort…
Read moreThe wreck of the Hojunmaru, 1833-34
In 2002 I was introduced to a story in Alexander Caulfield Anderson’s life that I had not heard before. This introduction came in the form of an email sent to…
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