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100 1 _aGrinnell, George Bird,
_d1849-1938
245 1 0 _aTrails of the Pathfinders
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-01-05
505 0 _aAlexander Henry -- Jonathan Carver -- Alexander Mackenzie -- Lewis and Clark -- Zebulon M. Pike -- Alexander Henry (The younger) -- Ross Cox -- The commerce of the prairies -- Samuel Parker -- Thomas J. Farnham -- Fremont.
508 _aE-text prepared by Larry B. Harrison, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"Trails of the Pathfinders" by George Bird Grinnell is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the adventures of early explorers and fur traders in North America during the 18th and 19th centuries, examining the challenges they faced as they ventured into uncharted territories. It also reflects on the impact these journeys had on the westward expansion and the interactions between European settlers and Indigenous tribes. The opening of the work introduces the time when much of the American West was still a vast unknown, populated only by Indigenous peoples and wildlife. Describing the historical and geographical context, Grinnell outlines the progress of settlers pushing westward, the significance of key figures such as Lewis and Clark, and the fur trade’s role in shaping American history. Through specific instances and narratives of various explorers, the text sets the stage for delving deeper into the lives, struggles, and contributions of these pathfinders who played pivotal roles in the unfolding story of the American Frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- Description and travel
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- History
653 _aNorthwest, Canadian -- Description and travel
653 _aPioneers -- United States
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53897
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