Explorers of the American West
Subtitle: the story of the men who explored and surveyed the west, from John C. Fremont to John Wesley Powell, Clarence King, George Wheeler, and F. V. Hayden
By: Kelly Wittmann
Series: Exploration and discovery; Exploration and discovery (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publisher: Mason Crest
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers.; West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.; West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.; West (U.S.) -- Biography.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: Discusses the nineteenth-century exploration of the western United States, including the adventures of George Wheeler, Clarence King, W. V. Hayden, and John C. Fremont.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
Table of contents: title: Exploring the Colorado River; title: Manifest Destiny; title: The pathfinder and the mountain men; title: The 40th parallel survey; title: The last of the great explorers; title: Beyond discovery.