William Clark's world : describing America in an age of unknowns /

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"By examining the life and career of William Clark, this book explores how the North American West entered the American imagination. Clark was among the most important western officials of his generation, and he worked to represent the West during a period of tremendous uncertainty and change....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kastor, Peter J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2011]
Colección:Lamar series in western history.
Temas:
Clark, William, > 1770-1838.
Clark, William, > 1770-1838
1800-1899
Description (Rhetoric) > History > 19th century.
Discours descriptif > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > State & Local.
Description (Rhetoric)
Travel
West (U.S.) > Description and travel.
États-Unis (Ouest) > Descriptions et voyages.
West United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Prologue
  • Part I: A world encountered. A Western future
  • Three treaties, one nation
  • Expansion
  • Part II: A world explored. Explorers
  • Careers
  • Books
  • Part III: A world transformed. Return to the West
  • Moving the Far West
  • A Western history.

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