Mapping the West; America's Westward Movement 1524-1890 Download

Author: Paul Cohen
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0847824926

Mapping the West; America's Westward Movement 1524-1890

Mapping the West: America's Westward Movement 1524-1890, a stunning collection of the finest maps ever made of the American West, chronicles the cartographic history of the western United States from 1524 to 1890. Download Mapping the West; America's Westward Movement 1524-1890 from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. The book begins with a look at the European powers' (Spain, France, England) efforts to comprehend their far-flung colonies, then directs our attention toward U.S. Government and military maps made by such notables as Lewis and Clark, Robert E. Lee, and C.T. Beauregard. Also included are maps by American Indians, maps that highlight the epicenter of the California gold rush, and maps that delineate the proposed and final courses of the transcontinental railroad, to mention only a few of the areas herein discussed.

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