Exploring the American West, 1803-1879

Autor*innen

• William H. Goetzmann
• Richard A. Bartlett

Parameter

• 129 Seiten
• 5 Lesestunden

• Geschichte
• Historisches Thema

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Official National Park illustrated handbook chronicles how the land between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean was explored, mapped, photographed, and settled between 1803 and 1879. Part one includes a brief historical narrative of the events that lured men westward between 1803-1879. Part two describes the mountain men, explorers and scientists who helped in the western expansion to the Pacific Ocean. Part three is a documented pictorial record created by artists, cartographers, and photographers who accompanied the organized expeditions to the west.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1982
• Einband: Paperback