Explorers of North America (A True Book: American History)
Explorers of North America (A True Book: American History)

Author: Christine Taylor-Butler

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2022-07-19

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1338856642

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Discover the origins of European exploration of the Americas. A True Book: American History series allows readers to experience the earliest moments in American history and to discover how these moments helped shape the country that it is today. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study. This book describes the origins of European exploration of the Americas, including the Vikings, the search for a new route to Asia, for gold, and for a Northwest Passage, and discusses the Lewis and Clark Expedition and modern explorers.

Four American Explorers
Four American Explorers

Author: Nellie F. Kingsley

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-04

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780267719242

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Excerpt from Four American Explorers: Captain Meriwether Lewis; Captain William Clark; General John C. Fremont; Dr. Elisha K. Kane; A Book for Young Americans To the entire region drained by the Mississippi and its tributaries he gave the name of Louisiana, in honor\ of the king. This region included the greater part of What is now the United States. It extended from the Alleghany Mountains to the Rockies, and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis

Author: Charlotta M. Bebenroth

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 0689817401

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Relates events from the childhood and youth of the boy who grew up to become an explorer of the American West.

The Boy with the U. S. Foresters
The Boy with the U. S. Foresters

Author: Francis Rolt-Wheeler

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-08-07

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9781516800803

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Hey, Wilbur, where are you headed for?" The boy addressed, who had just come through the swing-doors of an office building in Washington, did not slacken his pace on hearing the question, but called back over his shoulder: "To the forest, of course. Come along, Fred." "But-" The second speaker stopped short, and, breaking into a run, caught up with his friend in a few steps.