
This publication is devided into three parts:
Part one includes a brief historical narrative of the events that lured men westward between 1803-1879.
Part two describes the mountain men, explorers and scientists who helped in the western expansion to the Pacific Ocean.
Part three is a documented pictorial record created by artists, cartographers, and photographers who accompanied the organized expeditions to the west. L.C. card 82-12483. Item 649. Historical Handbook 116. By Richard A. Bartlett, et al.
Exploration & Western Expansion resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/exploration-wester...
This would be a useful resource for teachers, students, librarians, historians, and anyone interested in the history of the American West.
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- Bartlett, Richard A.
- Historical Handbook 116
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