{"product_id":"overland-explorations-of-the-transmississippi-west-9781476678672","title":"Overland Explorations of the TransMississippi","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. Overview of the North American Frontiers 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. Goals of the International Rivals 17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. Maritime Explorations 22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. Beginnings of Overland Exploration of the Frontiers 28\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. Pathfinding and ­Exploration-Settlement Expeditions 34\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. Life on the Trails 41\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. \"Runners of the woods\" and Other Travelers 48\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. To Wait Patiently by Hudson Bay 54\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. Taking Great Pains to Get Along with the Indians 61\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Descended from Five Generations of \"waryers\" [warriors] 68\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. A Famous Explorer Follows a \"grease trail\" to the Pacific Ocean 74\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. The Great Lewis and Clark Expedition 80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. \"An atlas of the West\" 86\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Creating a \"fur desert\" 94\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. How to Hunt Buffalo 100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. Wanting to Become President of the United States 107\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. Mountain Man Slang 114\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18. \"Chastise them well\" 120\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19. A Nevada Outlaw Named Slade 126\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20. The Great Surveys 131\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21. A Famous Book: The Big Bonanza 137\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22. Conclusions: Why the Explorations of the North American Frontiers Are So Important 141\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnotated Chronology, 1492–1879 145\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 1: The Fur Trade in New France 155\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 2: Exploration by Canoe: The Coureurs de Bois and the Voyageurs 157\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 3: The Railroad Surveys 160\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 4: Early Explorations of the Yellowstone Region, 1797–1871 163\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes 167\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography 177\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex 183\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040462831959,"sku":"9781476678672","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476678672.jpg?v=1750946831","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/overland-explorations-of-the-transmississippi-west-9781476678672","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}