The Country for Me Tristram Smith Chapter authors include Leaver

Chapter authors include Leaver

each chapter looks at the single writer or group of writers who are most emblematic of their respective generation

giving highlights of specific problems and pleasures

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The Country for Me Tristram Smith Chapter authors include LeaverThe Country for Me is the first full biography of Joel Palmer (1810 81), born in Canada to American parents, who played a central role in the political and economic shaping of Oregon. Having traveled on the Oregon Trail three times, he wrote a popular trail guidebook used by later emigrants. Palmer's experience in public life and government service during his first five years in Oregon led to his federal appointment as superintendent of Indian affairs