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Westward ho! : eleven explorers of the West /

A collective biography of eleven men who explored the American West in the 18th and 19th centuries, including ship's officers, fur traders, and Army officers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Charlotte Foltz
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Holiday House, [2005]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Explorers > West (U.S.) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Pioneers > West (U.S.) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) > Discovery and exploration > Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) > History > Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) > Juvenile literature.
Explorers.
Pioneers.
West (U.S.) > Biography.
West (U.S.) > Discovery and exploration.
West (U.S.) > History.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Robert Gray (1755-1806)
  • George Vancouver (1757-1798)
  • Alexander Mackenzie (1764-1820)
  • John Colter (1774 or 1775-1813)
  • Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779-1813)
  • Stephen Harriman Long (1784-1864)
  • James Bridger (1804-1881)
  • Jedediah Smith (1799-1831)
  • Joseph Reddeford Walker (1798-1876)
  • John C. Fremont (1813-1890)
  • John Wesley Powell (1834-1902).