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Delve into curious details of Douglas's life and travels.

Field Notes

"I shall write every day, and write everything, so that my scribblings will come home, if not myself."

Douglas kept detailed field notes about the plants he collected, the places he visited, and the people he met during his Northwest travels. Along with his letters, these journals provide a valuable eyewitness account of the Columbia country in the early nineteenth-century.