heroes and villains of the westward expansion Morgan, Robert 1944- creator text bibliography biography ncu Chapel Hill, N.C Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill c2011 2011 1st ed. monographic eng

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xxiii, 497 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Brief chronology of the westward expansion era -- Presidents and vice-presidents before the Civil War -- Prologue : the empire for liberty -- Thomas Jefferson : he sees the elephant -- Andrew Jackson : Old Hickory at the Bend -- John Chapman : apples and angels -- David Crockett : comedian and martyr, his life and death -- Sam Houston : the president who loved to dance -- James K. Polk : Young Hickory keeps a diary -- Winfield Scott : Old Fuss and Feathers goes to the mountain -- Kit Carson : taking Boone's Trace to the Pacific -- Nicholas Trist : the search for a father voice -- Epilogue : John Quincy Adams : Old Man Eloquent. Robert Morgan. "A Shannon Ravenel Book." Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- n-usp--- United States Territorial expansion West (U.S.) History To 1848 Pioneers United States Biography Pioneers West (U.S.) Biography Presidents United States Biography Oeste (Estados Unidos) Historia Hasta 1848 Oeste (Estados Unidos) Biografías Estados Unidos Expansión territorial Vida de pioneros Oeste (Estados unidos) 002 E 179.5 M849l 2011 978/.02 9781565126268 2011023832 DLC 110613 20230404125756.0 124890