The westward crossings
Subtitle: Balboa, Mackenzie, Lewis and Clark
By: Jeanette Mirsky
Edition: Book club ed.
Series: History 65; History 65
Publisher: University of Chicago Pr.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
ISBN-13: 9781617936296
Copyright date: 1946
Subjects: Discovery and exploration; Description and travel; Explorers; Discoveries in geography; Travel
Other titles: Balboa, Mackenzie, Lewis and Clark
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-365) and index.
Table of contents: title: Gold for the crown: Peter Martyr ; Balboa ; After Balboa; title: Furs for the company: Beavers, Indians, and the French ; Mackenzie ; And Russians from the West; title: Commerce for the nation: John Ledyard, the American traveler ; Lewis and Clark ; Jefferson's Western dream.