E. W. Gilbert

The Exploration of Western America, 1800 1850

An Historical Geography

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book, first published in 1933, discusses the exploration of the western area of what became the United States.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 369g
• ISBN-13: 9781107683693
• ISBN-10: 1107683696
• Artikelnr.: 39602486

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Abbreviations
Historical Introduction: 1. The early exploration of western America
2. The purchase of Louisiana
Part I. A Geographical Analysis of Western America: Introduction
3. The physical geography of the region
4. The climate of the region
5. The natural drainage of the region
6. The natural vegetation of the region
7. The animals of the region
8. The Indian inhabitants of the region
Part II. The Exploration of Western America 1800-50: Introduction
9. The discovery of a northern trans-continental route
10. The discovery of a central trans-continental route
11. The discovery of southern trans-continental routes
12. The discovery of the Great Basin and the routes over the Sierra Nevada, 1832-53
13. The representation of western America on maps published between 1800 and 1850
14. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.