Voyageurs, lumberjacks, and farmers
Subtitle: pioneers of the Midwest
By: Kieran Doherty.
Series: Shaping America
Publisher: The Oliver Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Pioneers -- Middle West -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Frontier and pioneer life -- Middle West -- Juvenile literature; Pioneers; Explorers; Frontier and pioneer life -- Middle West; Middle West -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Middle West -- History -- Juvenile literature; Middle West -- History
Genres: Biography; Juvenile literature.
Description: Describes lives of eight people who played a significant role in the exploration of territory and founding of settlements in the American Midwest. Includes Antoine Cadillac, Charles Langlade, Jean du Sable, George Rogers Clark, Rufus Putnam, Julien Dubuque, and Josiah and Abigail Snelling.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-168) and index.