Exploration and Empire: The Explorer and the Scientist in the Winning of the American West
Exploration and Empire: The Explorer and the Scientist in the Winning of the American West
Atlas of exploration containing over 100 color maps, historical background of each expedition, excerpts from journals, and diaries of early explorers.
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- Prentice Hall
- Year
- 1992
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- American westward expansionExplorationScientific discovery
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for HistoryWonMajor(1967)
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