Description
In 1790, it was not a given that the young United States, bruised and healing from its struggle for independence and populated by fewer than 4 million inhabitants, would even survive, much less flourish. But the great adventure that came nextthe exploration and settlement of the lands lying to the west and stretching to the Pacific Oceanwould build a nation where only a patchwork of eastern seaboard colonies had existed before.
The first book in this series, Out Where the West Begins: Profiles, Visions, & Strategies of Early Western Business Leaders, profiled fifty individuals who made significant contributions to the economic development of a young nation.
This second volume follows the saga of more than one hundred influential men and womenpolitical and military leaders, religious thinkers, civil rights proponents, suffragettes, African American pioneers, writers and artists, explorers and surveyors, architects, inventors, innovators, medical professionals, and conservationistswho together wove the story of early western frontier America. The engaging account of their lives forms a unique tapestry of human experience.
In the words of the author, Understanding our distinctive past helps us better comprehend who we are now and who we wish to become.
Author: Philip F. Anschutz
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Cloud Camp Press
Published: 09/08/2017
Pages: 392
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780990550211
Language: English
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