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.