Roy I. Rochon Wilson Commentary: Dour Scotsman Was Captivated by This Wild Country

Posted 1/4/13

David Douglas, a Scotchman, arrived at the Hudson’s Bay Co. in Astoria in 1840. He was not interested in the fur trade or for new territory for his government. He was a botanist, and he came to …

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