# The Country for Me, Vol. 1

By **William L Lang**

- ISBN-13: 9781496233745
- Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 442
- Published: 1 Jul 2026
- Language: en
- Categories: History, Biography & Autobiography, United States, Political, Historical, State & Local, 19th Century, Pacific Northwest (OR, WA), Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)

## About this book

The Country for Me is the first full biography of Joel Palmer (1810–81), born in Canada to American parents, who played a central role in the political and economic shaping of Oregon. Having traveled on the Oregon Trail three times, he wrote a popular trail guidebook used by later emigrants. Palmer's experience in publ

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