1: Early Exploration 1500-1806
--Maritime Exploration --The Mighty Columbia --The Chinookan People --Lewis and Clark 2: The Fur Trade 1806-1840 --Establishing a Northwest Fur Trade --The Tonquin Disaster --Trading Post Becomes a Fort --War of 1812 --Treaty of Ghent --Hudson’s Bay Company --Disease Takes a Toll --Chief Comcomly’s Head --Ranald MacDonald 3: Early Astoria 1840-1860 --Westward Migration --Settling in Astoria --Export Economy --A Town Divided --Delivering the Mail --River Transportation --Maritime Safety --Losing Their Land --A Town Slowly Emerges 4: Boom Times 1860-1900 --Homesteading --Preparing for Defense --The Big Cheese --Fishing the Columbia --Columbia River Canneries --Chinese Cannery Workers --Newspaper Man --On the Wild Side --Shanghaied --Fire of 1883 --Getting Around --Astoria’s Churches --Building the South Jetty --Columbia River Lights --Early Coast Guard --The Railroad --Improved Logging --Ellis Island of the Columbia --The Strike of 1896 --Woman Surgeon --Prohibition --Women’s Rights |
5: Hopes and Shattered Dreams 1900-1922
--Still Growing --The Centennial Year --Socialism in Astoria --Modern Transportation --Declining Salmon --Logging --First World War --Ku Klux Klan --Fire of 1922 6: Rising from the Ashes 1922-1950 --Rebuilding --Astoria Column --Swimming the Columbia --The Great Depression --Second World War --Cable TV 7: Modern Times 1950-Present Day --Falling Asleep --Where Are They Now? --Modern Coast Guard --Navigating the River --Bridge to Nowhere --Hurray for Hollywood --A Bright Red Trolley --A New Awakening 8: Self-Guided Tour: Astoria Area 9: Self-Guided Tour: Along the River 10: Self-Guided Tour: Downtown Astoria 11: Chronology Endnotes Bibliography Acknowledgments Author Index |