From the time of Coronadoâ€™s discovery to the era of modern ski resorts and sport climbing routes, adventurers have been lured irresistibly to the Rocky Mountains. In this book distinguished writer David Lavender traces the colorful history of the Rockies, focusing on the period that began in 1859 with the first gold strikes. The real and fabled attractions of gold, silver, furs, lumber, and lead brought swarms of people into the mountains, eagerly seeking wealth. A get-rich-quick spirit pervaded the Rockies, leading to lawlessness, violence, vigilantism, and political expediency. The Rockies is particularly revealing about the struggles which resulted in codes peculiar to the mountainous West. Duane A. Smith provides a new introduction to this Bison Books edition of The Rockies.

The Rockies (A Regions of America book)

Science & Math

Lavender, David

Nature & Ecology

Harper&Row

Bright, clean retired hardcover library book with plastic mylar cover protecting the dust jacket. Has usual former library markings. 1st edition. NOT priceclipped. Excellent binding, no smells, no tears no marks beyond those left by the library. We appreciate your business and welcome any questions

California: Land of New Beginnings

History

Americas

Lavender sets the stage with an account of the imperial rivalries between England, Spain, France, and the United States, and their role in Thomas Jefferson's decision to sponsor an expedition that might strengthen the young country's claims to lands it had purchased but never seen. Lavender then takes us through the steps that led to the selection of Meriwether Lewis as the Corps of Discovery's leader with William Clark as coleader. From there the great adventure story unfolds, and we follow Lewis and Clark and their company on their journey through vast, uncharted territory as they seek a transcontinental route to the Pacific.

The Way to the Western Sea: Lewis and Clark Across the Continent

Harpercollins

A history of the heroic 1,700-mile journey of the Nez Perce across Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana toward sanctuary in Canada describes Nez Perce culture, their battles with whites, and the tragic surrender of Chief Joseph. 15,000 first printing. National ad/promo.

Let Me Be Free: The Nez Perce Tragedy

“In one very real sense,” David Lavender writes, “the story of the Oregon Trail begins with Columbus.” This opening suggests the panoramic sweep of his history of that famous trail. In chiseled, colorful prose, Lavender illustrates the “westward vision” that impelled the early explorers of the American interior looking for a northwest passage and send fur trappers into the region charted by Lewis and Clark. For the emigrants following the trappers’ routes, that vision gradually grew into a sense of a manifest American destiny. Lavender describes the efforts of emigration societies, of missionaries like Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, and of early pioneer settlers like Hall Jackson Kelley, Jason Lee, and Thomas Jefferson Farnham, as well as the routes they took to the “Promised Land.” He concludes by recounting the first large-scale emigrations of 1843–45, which steeled the U. S. government for war with Mexico and agreements with Britain over the Oregon boundary. 

Westward vision;: The story of the Oregon Trail (American trails series)

McGraw-Hill Book Co.

Winner Take All: The Trans-Canada Canoe Trail (McGraw-Hill Paperbacks)

McGraw=Hill

Describes and illustrates the history of Fort Laramie between 1834 and 1890 and its importance as a trade center and military post.  Also contains a concise bibliographic essay.

Fort Laramie: A Guide to Fort Laramie National Historic Site (S/N 024-005-00900-1)

Government Printing Office

Brilliantly distilled from diary entries and contemporary accounts and with masterly scholarship and high drama, David Lavender recreates one of the greatest adventure stores in American history--the transit and exploration of the American continent by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.

The Way to the Western Sea

Anchor

Let Me Be Free

California: A Bicentennial History

W.W.Norton

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