Westward Ho!
Eleven Explorers of the West
New York : Holiday House, [2005]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: vi, 233 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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.
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).
Subjects:
Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
0823415864
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Collective Westward | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.