Title: Claiming the American wilderness
Description: "Beginning with the 1528 shipwreck of Spanish conquistador Cabeza de Vaca and ending with the negotiation of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, this volume presents a broadly based general survey of the events that took place in the Trans-Mississippi West during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Indians of North America, First contact with Europeans, International status, Territorial expansion, Pioneers, Discovery and exploration, Explorers, Foreign relations, History, Indians of north america, first contact with europeans, Indians of north america, west (u.s.), West (u.s.), history, West (u.s.), discovery and exploration, United states, territorial expansion, United states, foreign relations, europe, Europe, foreign relations, First contact with other peoples