Explorers of the American West : mapping the world through primary documents / Jay H. Buckley and Jeffery D. Nokes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buckley, Jay H.

Contributor:

Nokes, Jeffery D.

Series:

Mapping the world through primary documents.

Mapping the World Through Primary Documents Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explorers--West (U.S.)--History--Sources.

Explorers.

West (U.S.)--Description and travel--Sources.

West (U.S.).

West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration--Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxi, 321 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits.

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This anthology brings together book excerpts, maps, and illustrations from 12 explorers from the 19th century, highlighting their lives and contributions. Arranged chronologically, the 10 chapters focus on individual explorers, with biographies and background information about and document excerpts from each person. The chapters offer analyses of each document's relevance to the historical period, geographic knowledge, and cultural perspective.

Contents:

Cover page ; Halftitle page ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Dedication ; Contents; Preface Exploring the American West; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Selected Chronology; Chapter 1 Lewis and Clark Expedition, October 1803-September 1806; Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774-October 11, 1809); William Clark August 1, 1770-September 1, 1838; 1. Jefferson's Instructions to Lewis, 1803; 2. Clark's Servant York, October 1804 and January 1805; 3. The Grizzly Bear, April-May 1805; 4. Sacagawea, November 1804, February 1805, and August 1805

5. Lewis Encounters the Great Falls and a Grizzly Bear, June 18056. Horse Trading with Shoshones, August 1805; 7. Crossing the Bitterroot Mountains, September 1805 and June 1806; 8. The Nez Perce, September-October 1805; 9. "Ocian in View," November 1805; 10. Lewis's Woodpecker, May 1806; 11. Clark's Speech He Prepared for the Crow Indians, July 1806; Chapter 2 Zebulon Pike's Expeditions, 1805-1807, and Pike's "Dissertation of Louisiana," 1808; Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779-April 27, 1813); 12. Wilkinson's Instructions to Pike, June 1806; 13. Osage Encampment, September 1806

14. Pawnee Village, September 180615. Prairie Dogs, October 1806; 16. Buffalo Encounter, November 1806; 17. Confrontation with a Pawnee War Party, November 1806; 18. Pikes Peak, November 1806; 19. Landscape of the Louisiana Territory, 1806-1807; 20. A Colorado Winter, January 1807; 21. Detained by the Spanish, February 1807; 22. New Mexican Towns of Ojo Caliente and San Juan, March 1807; Chapter 3 David Thompson's Travels, 1797-1812; David Thompson (April 30, 1770-February 10, 1857); 23. The Beaver, 1797; 24. Mandan Villages, Winter 1797-1798; 25. The Upper Missouri River, February 1798

26. Trading Guns for Furs, September 180927. Enforcing the Moral Code, March 1810; 28. Kalispel War Preparations, June 1811; 29. Where the Columbia Meets the Pacific, July 1811; 30. Heading Home to Montreal, July 1811; 31. The Rattlesnake, August 1811; 32. Native Spirituality, 1812; Chapter 4 Travels of Wilson Price Hunt, 1811-1812, and Robert Stuart, 1812-1813; Wilson Price Hunt (March 20, 1783-April 13, 1842); Robert Stuart February 19, 1785-October 18, 1848; 33. The Crow Indians, August-September 1811; 34. Traveling the Snake River, October 1811

35. Role of American Indian Guides and Assistance in Exploration, December 181136. The Cayuse Indians, January 1812; 37. The Columbia River, January-February 1812; 38. Astoria's Flora and Fauna, June 1812; 39. Salmon Fishing, August 1812; 40. The Snake River, August 1812; 41. Harvesting an Elk, September 1812; 42. The Discovery of the South Pass, October 1812; Chapter 5 Stephen H. Long's Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, 1819-1820; Stephen H. Long December 30, 1784-September 4, 1864; 43. Duties for the 1820 Expedition, March 1819; 44. The Platte River, June 1820

45. Hoop Game, June 1820

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400649073

9798216082491

9781610697323

1610697324

OCLC:

956332530