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<p>The almost incredible diversity of Asa Mercer's experiences is striking. In adventures spanning the American continent, Asa was a surveyor, teacher, immigration promoter, collector of customs, ship salvager, manager of a shipping line, editor and publisher of books and newspapers, and finally a farmer and rancher. The list boggles the mind, and the unlikelihood of it all mounts up when one considers that these experiences were mostly financed by others' money. It is, withal, a remarkable story, and if written as fiction, would be termed unbelievable.</p><p>His tale of the Johnson County War, and the story of Mercer's Belles are his best-known legacies today, but his career in the West encompassed far more, and his life is for the first time given full consideration in this excellent new biography.</p><p>Seattle, 1861. After helping to survey Seattle, Mercer became the first instructor at the University of Washington (and, according to his memory, its first president), when it was a fledgling institution with one building and virtually no students. Through 1863 he directed the small school and recruited most of its students. He also was elected to and served one term in the terri

Author

Lawrence M. Woods

Publisher

Arthur H. Clark Co.; The Arthur H. Clark Company

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780870623158

Subjects

History, Travel, Biography