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1783 - Alexander Ross, born on the 9th of May in Scottland. He was a fur trader and author.
1805 - He emigrated to Upper Canada, Ontario, from Scotland.
1811 - Working for John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company, he took part in the founding of Astoria, a fur-trading post in Oregon.
1813 - He joined the North West Company.
1821 - When the North West merged with the Hudson's Bay Company, he worked for the latter for 4 years.
1856 - Died on the 23rd of October.
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Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804: Personal Narrative of Travels by Alexander von Humboldt, Thomasina Ross. (Paperback - Aug 21, 2006) The valleys of Aragua form a narrow basin between granitic and calcareous mountains of unequal height... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813 (Northwest Reprints) by Alexander Ross (Paperback - Apr 17, 2000)  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River. EDITED WITH HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY MILO MILTON QUAIFE by Alexander Ross (Hardcover - May 17, 1969) |
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Recollections and Experience of an Abolitionist, from 1885-1865. (American Biography Series) by Alexander Milton Ross (Library Binding - Jan 1, 1970) Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Slow March to a Regiment by Alexander Ross (Paperback - Apr 17, 2004) "To enlist was, of course, an immediate solution to this problem. As a way out, it was especially attractive late at night as I laboured over the dull material of my texts. Interestingly, it was on... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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William Henry Bartlett by Alexander M. Ross (Hardcover - May 17, 1974) |
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