John Mullan The Tumultuous Life Of A Road Builder
Publisher: Washington State Univ Pr; Washington State University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780874223217
Description: "John Mullan's celebrated road--a 625-mile link that connected the Missouri and Columbia Rivers--established the West Point graduate as an accomplished engineer... Keith Petersen takes a fresh look at Mullan, whose road significantly impacted the development of the Northwest. His story includes business partnerships and personal relationships with some of the West's most intriguing characters: Father Pierre-Jean DeSmet, General William T. Sherman, Chico founder John Bidwell, Idaho gold discoverer Elias Pierce, Yakama Indian chief Owhi, and others."--Publishers website