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As a result of his expedition, Stevens wrote a third book, ''Report of Explorations for a Route for the Pacific Railroad near the 47th and 49th Parallels of North Latitude, from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Puget Sound'', (commissioned and published by the [[United States Congress]]) (2 vols., Washington, 1855–1860).
Stevens was a controversial governor in his time. Historians consider him even more controversial, for his role in compelling the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes of Washington Territory by intimidation and force, into signing treaties that ceded most of their lands and rights to Stevens' government,{{sfnp|HL, Stevens, Isaac Ingalls (1818–1862)}} likely forging some of the signatures.<ref>{{cite book |
Stevens did not hesitate to use his troops for vengeance, and waged a brutal winter campaign against the [[Yakama|Yakama tribe]], led by [[Chief Kamiakin]]. This, along with his unjustified execution of the [[Nisqually (tribe)|Nisqually]] chieftain [[Chief Leschi|Leschi]], led to widespread pleas to President Pierce to remove Stevens from his post. Two men were particularly vocal in their opposition to Stevens and his policies, territorial judge Edward Lander and influential private citizen [[Ezra Meeker]]. While Meeker was ignored, Lander was arrested by Stevens' forces due to his opposition. Pierce refused to remove Stevens from his position, but eventually sent word to the governor expressing his disapproval. Any opposition eventually died down, as most white settlers in Washington Territory felt that Stevens was on "their side", while they considered Meeker to be too sympathetic to Native Americans.{{sfnp|UI - Isaac Stevens}}
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