Overland explorations of the trans-Mississippi west : expeditions and writers of the American frontier /

In 1528, the Spanish explorer Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and his three companions were shipwrecked and, looking for help, began an eight-year trek through the deserts of the American West. Over three centuries later, the four "Great Surveys" in the United States were consolidated into the...

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Main Authors:	Janin, Hunt, 1940- (Author), Carlson, Ursula, 1943- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
Subjects:	Overland journeys to the Pacific. West (U.S.) > Surveys. West (U.S.) > Discovery and exploration.