[PDF] Exploring North America 1800 1900 eBook

Author : Maurice Isserman
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 15,68 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1438101848

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This text covers; African Americans in the western fur trade; The artist as predator: John James Audubon; The discovery of South Pass; How Alexander Mackenzie inspired the Lewis and Clark Expedition; Jack London and the romance of Alaska; Thomas Jefferson's study of North American geography; The transcontinental railroad surveys of the 1850s.

Author : Facts On File, Incorporated
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,91 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Culture
ISBN : 143813052X

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The establishment of a new nation following the American Revolutionary War meant there were many ripe chances for explorers to investigate the new world that comprised the United States.

Author : Caroline Cox
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 37,29 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Explorers
ISBN : 1604131969

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Opening Up North America, 1497-1800, Revised Edition integrates in a chronological narrative the voyages taken from Florida to Newfoundland, covering the first recorded contact of John Cabot in 1497 through Alexander Mackenzie's journey across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific in 1793. Through these stories, the geography of northeastern North America is pieced together and the impact European exploration had on Native American society continues to be felt today. Coverage of this title includes: the importance of cod fishing in the North Atlantic; Beaver hats and the role played by the fur trade in exploration of the continent's interior; Spanish, French, and English claims to territory in the southeast in the 16th century; and, exploration by Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, Etienne Brule, Rene-Robert Cavaller, Sieur de La Salle, and others.

Author : Tim Cooke
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 13,99 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1433986248

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Readers navigate this fact-filled book as it takes them through the history of North American discovery and exploration, detailing all of the successes, hardships, dangers, and accomplishments of key figures in exploration history. From the mighty Mississippi to the Rockies, up to Canada and down to Mexico, readers will learn about Columbus, Lewis and Clark, Smith, and many more. Fascinating fact boxes enhance the historical and informative content, while supporting captions and sidebars provide interesting facts about explorers and their voyages. Eye-catching and authentic illustrations give readers a feel for the period, transporting them back in time to the golden age of North American exploration.

Author : Facts On File, Incorporated
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 22,32 MB
Release : 2009
Category : America
ISBN : 1438129467

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In 1492, Christopher Columbus led an expedition sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to find the passage to the west to the riches of India.

Author : P. Scott Corbett
Publisher :
Page : 1886 pages
File Size : 26,63 MB
Release : 2024-09-10
Category : History
ISBN :

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U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.