Hail, Columbia is a book that wrote by John Scofield provides a fascinating perspective on the Pacific Northwest History especially in the Pacific fur trade. This book is a great resource for the students and history enthusiasts. In analyzing this book, the key criteria included the author perspectives, organization and sources. Starting with the journey of captains John Kendrick and Robert Gray on the first day of October 1787 along with the sailors and tradesmen, they set sail from Boston and soon to be the first Yankees that lays eyes on the abundant and resource-rich Northwest Coast of North America. Further in the book, the author also mentioned that Kendrick using the Columbia Rediviva while Gray on board on the Lady Washington was sailed around treacherous cape horn and sailed north up the western coasts to present day Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Moreover, they also traded sea otter pelts with the Indians. The sea otter usually called by the Russian as ”Soft Gold”. Then, they finally would sail to the China ports of Macao and Canton, where they traded the skins for tea and fine china and …show more content…
Each chapter is broken down into several scenes, which typically fit logically into the topic of the chapter. All chapters are composed of several defining parts that maintain a sense of continuity throughout the book. A summary of events for the time period under review leads into the introduction and the chapter goals. Within the text of the chapter, there are assortments of breakout boxes that either describe an historic event, provide historical evidence. Unfortunately, there are some intriguing stories that may confuse readers when they are so numerous as to distort the flow of the text. The chapter is completed by a thorough bibliography; enough evidence and some pictures which make it better to get the