In 1528, the Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and his three companions were shipwrecked and, looking for help, began an eight-year trek through the deserts of the American West. Over three centuries later, the four "Great Surveys" in the United States were consolidated into the U.S. Geological Survey. The frontiers were the lands near or beyond the recognized international, national, regional, or tribal borders. Over the centuries, they hosted a complicated series of international explorations of lands inhabited by American Indians, Spanish, French-Canadians, British, and Americans.…mehr
In 1528, the Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and his three companions were shipwrecked and, looking for help, began an eight-year trek through the deserts of the American West. Over three centuries later, the four "Great Surveys" in the United States were consolidated into the U.S. Geological Survey. The frontiers were the lands near or beyond the recognized international, national, regional, or tribal borders. Over the centuries, they hosted a complicated series of international explorations of lands inhabited by American Indians, Spanish, French-Canadians, British, and Americans. These explorations were undertaken for wide-ranging reasons including geographical, scientific, artistic-literary, and for the growth of the railroad. This history covers over 350 years of exploration of the West.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Hunt Janin is an American writer living in southwestern France. He has written numerous nonfiction and scholarly books on a range of subjects, including medieval history and cross-cultural studies.
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Table of Contents Preface 1. Overview of the North American Frontiers 2. Goals of the International Rivals 3. Maritime Explorations 4. Beginnings of Overland Exploration of the Frontiers 5. Pathfinding and Exploration-Settlement Expeditions 6. Life on the Trails 7. "Runners of the woods" and Other Travelers 8. To Wait Patiently by Hudson Bay 9. Taking Great Pains to Get Along with the Indians 10. Descended from Five Generations of "waryers" [warriors] 11. A Famous Explorer Follows a "grease trail" to the Pacific Ocean 12. The Great Lewis and Clark Expedition 13. "An atlas of the West" 14. Creating a "fur desert" 15. How to Hunt Buffalo 16. Wanting to Become President of the United States 17. Mountain Man Slang 18. "Chastise them well" 19. A Nevada Outlaw Named Slade 20. The Great Surveys 21. A Famous Book: The Big Bonanza 22. Conclusions: Why the Explorations of the North American Frontiers Are So Important Annotated Chronology, 1492-1879 Appendix 1: The Fur Trade in New France Appendix 2: Exploration by Canoe: The Coureurs de Bois and the Voyageurs Appendix 3: The Railroad Surveys Appendix 4: Early Explorations of the Yellowstone Region, 1797-1871 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface 1. Overview of the North American Frontiers 2. Goals of the International Rivals 3. Maritime Explorations 4. Beginnings of Overland Exploration of the Frontiers 5. Pathfinding and Exploration-Settlement Expeditions 6. Life on the Trails 7. "Runners of the woods" and Other Travelers 8. To Wait Patiently by Hudson Bay 9. Taking Great Pains to Get Along with the Indians 10. Descended from Five Generations of "waryers" [warriors] 11. A Famous Explorer Follows a "grease trail" to the Pacific Ocean 12. The Great Lewis and Clark Expedition 13. "An atlas of the West" 14. Creating a "fur desert" 15. How to Hunt Buffalo 16. Wanting to Become President of the United States 17. Mountain Man Slang 18. "Chastise them well" 19. A Nevada Outlaw Named Slade 20. The Great Surveys 21. A Famous Book: The Big Bonanza 22. Conclusions: Why the Explorations of the North American Frontiers Are So Important Annotated Chronology, 1492-1879 Appendix 1: The Fur Trade in New France Appendix 2: Exploration by Canoe: The Coureurs de Bois and the Voyageurs Appendix 3: The Railroad Surveys Appendix 4: Early Explorations of the Yellowstone Region, 1797-1871 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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