Conquering the Wilderness or New Pictorial History of the Life And Times of the Pioneer Heroes And Heroines of America
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: December 31, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 744
ISBN-13: 9781417920891
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; United States - 19th Century; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA
First sentence: That the position occupied by those brave and hardy men, whose gallant struggles gave to civilization so vast an extent of territory, and through whose heroism and terrible privations was prepared the way for the church, the school, the temple of justice and the other institutions, which enlightenment brings in her train to ameliorate all conditions of society, was a noble one, no one doubts or denies, but the efforts to depict the lives, deeds and aims of these men have, so far, proved alike inaccurate and unhappy.