Exploring and mapping the American West
By: Judy Alter.
Series: Cornerstones of freedom
Publisher: Children's Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: Cartography -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Cartography -- West (U.S.) -- History.; West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- Maps.; West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Describes the exploration and mapping of the American West from prehistoric Indian maps through the geographical information gathered by the Spanish explorers, the expeditions of Lewis and Clark and Zebulon Pike, and the mapping done by the U.S. Army and the railroad companies.
Notes: Includes index.