Overland Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi West : Expeditions and Writers of the American Frontier

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Overland Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi West : Expeditions and Writers of the American Frontier

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 193 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9781476678672
  • DDC分類 978.02

Full Description

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.

Contents

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