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

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

History

Americas

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

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

From the earliest Spanish explorations in the late 1500s through the present, California's history and growth have been both tumultuous and phenomenal. All the historical facts are here: the missions and the Indians, the struggles between the Mexicans and the Americans, the fabulous gold rushes, statehood in 1850, railroad wars, furious labor upheavals, the disastrous scandals and bankruptcies of the 1920s, and the recent gigantic tamperings with nature. David Lavender tells, with unusual clarity and grace, the story of a beautiful state's rise to giganticism. In an afterword to this Bison Book edition, he looks at California today.

W.W.Norton&Company

Traces the development of the American West and describes the experiences of explorers, mountain men, soldiers, settlers, outlaws, lawmen, and Indians

American Heritage History Of The West

Random House Value Publishing

A comprehensive history of the region drained by the Colorado River and the people who have passed through and settled in that region over the past four hundred years

Colorado River Country

Literature & Fiction

E.P.Dutton

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Books by Lavender, David

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The Rockies (A Regions of America book)

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

Let Me Be Free: The Nez Perce Tragedy

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

The Way to the Western Sea

Let Me Be Free

California: A Bicentennial History

California: A Bicentennial History

American Heritage History Of The West

Colorado River Country