The Great West

Informationen zum Autor David Lavender has written more than thirty histories, novels, and young adult books about the American West, including The Way to the Western Sea and One Man's West. Klappentext An American Heritage(R) Book The Great West is a sweeping history of the commissioned expeditions, failed settlements, and land speculation that conquered the American West. A noted historian of the region and a dramatic storyteller, Lavender portrays the moments and movements that shaped the growing United States, from the founding of provisional governments to the laying of the railroads.

Product details

• Authors: Lavender, David Lavender, David Sievert Lavender
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2000
• EAN: 9780618001897
• ISBN: 978-0-618-00189-7
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Relating to indigenous peoples, Local History, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Colonialism and imperialism, War Crimes, General and world history, History of the Americas, Geographical discovery and exploration, Genocide and ethnic cleansing, Trains and railways: general interest, US West, HISTORY: Social History, HISTORY: Expeditions & Discoveries, HISTORY: United States / General, HISTORY: Modern / 19th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Genocide & War Crimes, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, TRANSPORTATION: Railroads / History, HISTORY: Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)