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Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[1961]
Physical Desc
xiv, 400 p. illus. 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
With "The Exploration of the Colorado River and its Canyons," readers can explore the one-thousand miles of the Colorado River in its natural state nearly one-hundred and fifty years ago. Legendary explorer John Wesley Powell, accompanied by a crew of close friends and associates, details his travels through the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon at a time when much of the area was unknown to contemporary readers. Starting in Wyoming, the crew travelled...
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c1992
Edition
A Millbrook Press library ed.
Physical Desc
96 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes and illustrates the exploration of the American frontier from 1776 to the late nineteenth century, through a variety of images created during that period.
Author
Series
American exploration and travel volume 38
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[1962]
Edition
[1st ed.]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 408 p. illus., ports., maps. 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
x, 317 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the beginning, North America was Indian country. But only in the beginning. After the opening act of the great national drama, Native Americans yielded to the westward rush of European settlers. Or so the story usually goes. Yet, for three centuries after Columbus, Native people controlled most of eastern North America and profoundly shaped its destiny. In Facing East from Indian Country, Daniel K. Richter keeps Native people center-stage throughout...
10) New world
Author
Series
Publisher
Archaia, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
157 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The European discovery of the Americas forever changed the world as cultures collided with violent consequences. New World weaves the stories of three characters from unique backgrounds--a Native Indian seeking revenge against those who invaded her land, an African musician fighting for freedom against those who enslaved him, and a Portuguese sailor in search of redeption. These three unlikely heroes, connected by fate, will work together to free...
Author
Series
Ex. doc volume 33rd Congress, 1st session, no. 53
Publisher
Taylor & Maury
Pub. Date
1854
Physical Desc
414 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
PBS DVD
Edition
Full screen.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The latest discoveries reveal the true story of Jamestown as you've never seen it before. With exclusive access to forensics and archaeology, National Geographic reveals shocking new evidence of starvation and disease, secret plots and Spanish spies.
20) Narrative of the North Polar expedition: U.S. Ship Polaris, Captain Charles Francis Hall commanding
Author
Publisher
Govt. Print. Off
Pub. Date
1876
Physical Desc
1 p. l., 696 p. front., illus., plates, port., maps. 27 cm.
Language
English
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