54-40 or fight!
By: written and compiled by Marjorie Wilkins Campbell.
Series: Jackdaw -- no. C28; Canadian series of jackdaws -- no. C28.
Publisher: Clarke, Irwin; Jackdaw Publications; Grossman
Published: 1973
Place of publication: Toronto; London; New York
Language: eng
Format: Kit
Number of pages: 15
Subjects: Oregon question.
Other titles: Fifty-four forty or fight
Notes: Title from portfolio.
Table of contents: title: 1. Map of Oregon claims and settlement.; title: 2. "Chinook Lodge", by P. Kane.; title: 3. President Polk's message to Congress, 1845.; title: 4. An old explorer-trader writes in favour of Britain's claim, 1846.; title: 5. Clippings; both sides, 1845-46.; title: 6. "Polk's dream"; a cartoon.; title: 7. The New York Herald, April 1st, 1846.; title: 8. The Oregon Spectator, September 3rd, 1846.; title: 9. Contemporary map of Oregon Territory.; title: Five broadsheets: 1. Prize of the century. 2. Claims of Great Britain. 3. Claims of the States. 4. Manifest destiny. 5. Fifty-four forty or fight.