Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-410) and index.
Fort Colvile and the Custer interview -- The mouth of the Columbia River -- A fateful non-meeting at Fort Vancouver -- Education at Red River -- A "trial in business" at St. Thomas -- Sag Harbor's Japan connection -- A "staging ground" in the Hawaiian Islands -- Rishiri Island : the adventure begins -- On Japan's northern frontier -- Under control of the Matsumae domain -- Arrival in Nagasaki -- Nagasaki days, teaching English and learning Japanese -- Leaving Nagasaki -- Creation of the narrative -- The MacDonald legacy