The Great West
Subtitle: containing narratives of the most important and interesting events in western history--remarkable individual adventures--sketches of frontier life--descriptions of natural curiosities: to which is appended historical and descriptive sketches of Oregon, New Mexico, Texas, Minnesota, Utah, California, Washington, Nebraska, Kansas, etc., etc
By: by Henry Howe ...
Edition: Enl. ed.
Publisher: G.F. Tuttle; H. Howe
Published: 1859
Place of publication: New York; Cincinnati
Language: eng
Subjects: History
Notes: Paged continuously.
Table of contents: title: vol.1. Historical sketch of the West; title: Discovery of the Mississippi; title: Scenery of Lake Superior; title: Explorations of Marquette and La Salle; title: Sufferings of the early French missionaries of the West; title: Curiosities at Michilimackinac; title: Life among the Prairie Dogs; title: The Mississippi bubble; title: The French and Indian War in the West; title: The Cherokee War of 1760; title: The Pontiac War; title: The Cypress swamps of the Mississippi; title: Tyranny of O'Reilly, the first Spanish Governor of Louisiana; title: Dunmore's war; title: Customs and manners of the early French settlers of the West; title: The Western wilderness; title: Incidents in the West of the War of the Revolution; title: The natural tunnel; title: The hard winter of 1780; title: Daniel Boone, the pioneer of Kentucky; title: Hunting among the early pioneers; title: Adventures of Kenton; title: Incidents of the Fur Trade; title: Lewis Whetzel, the Indian hunter; title: Marshall's pillar; title: Heroism of the pioneer women; title: The Indian summer; title: A desperate boat fight; title: Rebellion in Tennessee; title: Border warfare from 1783 to 1795; title: French and Spanish intrigues in the West; title: The Whisky Insurrection; title: Frontier desperadoes; title: Purchase of Louisiana; title: Interesting narrative; title: Strange mental and physical phenomena.; title: vol.2. Life among the early settlers of the West; title: Origin of camp meetings; title: Lewis and Clarke's and Pike's exploring expeditions; title: Adventure of Colter; title: Conspiracy of Aaron Burr; title: The Great Prairie wilderness; title: The Great Earthquake of 1811; title: Voyage of the first western steamboat; title: Sketch of Tecumseh and the Indian War of 1811; title: Kentucky sports; title: The Western boatmen; title: Indian warfare; title: Incidents of the War of 1812 in the West; title: Visit to the mammoth cave; title: Adventures of Oliver; title: Incidents of Emigration; title: The public domain; title: The Ranger's adventure; title: Wild Bill, or the Mississippi Orson; title: The fanatical pilgrims; title: The Missouri Compromise; title: Adventure of Audubon; title: Exploring expeditions of Long, Cass and Schoolcraft; title: Life among the trappers; title: Ogilvie's adventure; title: Character of the Western people; title: Fascinating life of the mountain hunter; title: Adventure of a trapper; title: The commerce of the prairies; title: The Black Hawk War; title: The pestilence, a frontier sketch; title: The educated Indian trapper; title: Life in the mountains of Virginia; title: Fremont's expeditions; title: Sketch of Mormonism; title: The hunter's escape; title: The Indians of the Great Prairie wilderness; title: Effect of settlement on the climate of the West; title: Historical and descriptive sketches of Texas, New Mexico, Oregon, California; title: Terrible sufferings of a party of California emigrants; title: Historical and descriptive sketch of Utah; title: The Great Salt Desert of Utah; title: Historical and descriptive sketch of Minnesota; title: Washington Territory; title: Nebraska and Kansas; title: Pacific Railroad.