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100	1		_aPike, Zebulon Montgomery, _d1779-1813
245	1	4	_aThe Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume 1 (of 3) : _bTo Headwaters of the Mississippi River Through Louisiana Territory, and in New Spain, During the Years 1805-6-7.
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2013
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2013-09-21
508			_aProduced by Melissa McDaniel, Charlie Howard, Rachael Schultz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_a"The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Pike is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This first volume details Pike's explorations of the Mississippi River, Louisiana Territory, and parts of New Spain during the years 1805 to 1807. Through a detailed narrative, the work captures Pike's journey and endeavors, as well as his interactions with Native American tribes and British traders in the region. The opening of this volume sets the stage for Pike’s travels, beginning with a preface that outlines his motivations and objectives for the expeditions. It describes his detailed itineraries, traffic with various Indian tribes, and the scientific and military goals of his missions, including establishing American authority in newly acquired territories. Pike introduces himself as a soldier who, despite limited formal education, aims to fulfill military orders while contributing to the burgeoning understanding of the geography and culture of the American West. This groundwork highlights the challenges and ambitions that would define both his travels and the early 19th-century explorative ethos of the United States. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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653			_aMississippi River -- Description and travel
653			_aWest (U.S.) -- Description and travel
653			_aWest (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848
653			_aNew Mexico -- Description and travel
653			_aPike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813 -- Travel -- West (U.S.)
653			_aWest (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration
700	1		_aCoues, Elliott, _d1842-1899
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43774
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