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Citizen explorer : the life of Zebulon Pike / / Jared Orsi



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Autore: Orsi Jared <1970-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Citizen explorer : the life of Zebulon Pike / / Jared Orsi Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014]
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 pages)
Disciplina: 973.4/8092
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Soggetto topico: Explorers - West (U.S.)
Soggetto geografico: West (U.S.) Discovery and exploration
West (U.S.) History To 1848
United States Territorial expansion History 19th century
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction : In the bosom of a grateful country -- The happiness of a free and independent people : a family and a nation seek liberty, 1635-1794 -- Be always ready to die for your country : the bargain of independence, 1794-1805 -- A barrier to their trade : establishing Americans in the Upper Mississippi Country, 1805-1806 -- Young warriors of the great American father : crossing the Plains, July-November 1806 -- Frozen lads : into the Rockies, November 1806-February 1807 -- A comfortable captivity : learning nationalism abroad in New Spain, February-July 1807 -- Citizen soldier : Pike's and the nation, 1807-1813 -- Epilogue : from frozen lads to purple mountain majesties : Pike's West and American nationalism, 1813-1893.
Sommario/riassunto: Life and times biography of a key explorer of the US West.
Titolo autorizzato: Citizen explorer  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-931455-1
0-19-067414-8
0-19-931454-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910790609003321
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