Claiming the American wilderness : international rivalry in the trans-Mississippi West, 1528-1803 / Hunt Janin.

Author/creator Janin, Hunt, 1940-
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2006.
Descriptionviii, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subjects
Indians of North America--First contact with other peoples. --West (U.S.).
Explorers--West (U.S.). --History.
Pioneers--West (U.S.). --History.
Indians of North America--West (U.S.). --History.
West (U.S.)--History. --To 1848.
West (U.S.)--International status. --History.
West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.
United States--Territorial expansion. --History.
United States--Foreign relations. --Europe.
Europe--Foreign relations. --United States.

Contents The Indians : coping with the Europeans and Americans -- The Spaniards : children of the sun -- The French : lords of rivers and lakes -- The British : from Rupert's Land to the Pacific -- The Russians : "soft gold"-the richest fur in the world -- The Americans : to all points West -- Epilogue : the six rivals, a summing-up -- Selected chronology, 1492-1804 -- The Lewis and Clark Expedition -- Mirrors of the trans-Mississippi West : George Catlin and Karl Bodmer -- The coming of the horse -- Firearms on the early frontiers -- Protecting northern New Spain from the Apaches -- A Spanish requerimiento -- The Treaty of San Ildefonso -- Coureurs de bois and voyageurs: the men and their boats.
Abstract "Beginning with the 1528 shipwreck of Spanish conquistador Cabeza de Vaca and ending with the negotiation of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, this volume presents a broadly based general survey of the events that took place in the Trans-Mississippi West during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-264) and index.
LCCN 2006007708
ISBN0786425512 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780786425518

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Joyner General Stacks F592 .J34 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold