North American Historical Atlases
10 total works
Chronicles the exploration and settlement of lands west of the Appalachian Mountains during the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Details the American expansion into Texas and the far west from the late eighteenth- to the mid-nineteenth century, including information on the Oregon Trail, the war with Mexico, and the California gold rush.
Discusses the establishment of European settlements and colonies in North America during the 1600s, the growth of slavery, and relations with Indians.
Examines the causes, events, and aftermath of America's war for independence.
Traces the exploration of America from the arrival of Asian hunters in Alaska more than 15,000 years ago to the English and French settlers in the early 1600s.
Presents information on some of the causes of the Civil War, the battles fought between 1861 and 1863, and the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.