John Mullan : The Tumultuous Life of a Western Road Builder /

"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 in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Petersen, Keith
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Pullman, Washington : Washington State University Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mullan, John, > 1830-1909.
United States. > Army. > Corps of Engineers.
United States. > Army. > Corps of Engineers > Officers > Biography.
Surveyors.
Military engineers.
Lawyers.
Explorers.
Armed Forces > Officers.
Lawyers > United States > Biography.
Surveyors > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Explorers > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Military engineers > United States > Biography.
Washington (D.C.)
West United States.
United States > Mullan Road.
United States.
Pacific Northwest.
Washington (D.C.) > Biography.
Mullan Road > History.
Northwest, Pacific > Biography.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (352 pages): illustrations, maps ;
ISBN:9781636820217

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