Title: John Mullan The Tumultuous Life Of A Road Builder
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
Subjects: United States, Surveyors, Lawyers, Explorers, United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, History, Officers, Biography, Military engineers, United states, army, corps of engineers, Military engineering, West (u.s.), biography, Lawyers, united states, Northwest, pacific, biography