1868 OREGON & its Institutions Willamette Mission

1868 OREGON & its Institutions Willamette Mission Methodist Salem Illustrated

Gustavus Hines came to Oregon at age thirty as part of the Willamette Mission’s Great Reinforcement, which brought a hundred men, women, and children to the Methodist mission near present-day Salem. For over four decades, Hines devoted his life to furthering Methodism and establishing Methodist education in Oregon. He was principally responsible for establishing the Oregon Institute in 1842, a school that later became Willamette University. This book, ‘Oregon and its Institutions’ is Hines’ history of the founding of the Oregon Institute.

This 1868 first edition includes 3 full-page engravings and frontispiece portrait of Hines!

Item number: #9863

Price: $299

HINES, Gustavus

Oregon and its institutions: comprising a full history of the Willamette University, the first established on the Pacific Coast

New York: Carleton & Porter, 1868.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[3], 4-326

4 engraved plates

References: Sabin 31951

Provenance: Handwritten – Amber Field, 1872

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure

Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 13cm)

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Condition Report: Excellent