Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Contents
Beyond the mountains: Proclamation of 1763 -- Mountain wall -- "Men of the western waters" -- Indian resistance and the fight for Kentucky -- Wilderness road -- Northwest territory: U.S. territory in 1783 -- States stake their claims -- Northwest ordinance -- War on the frontier -- To the Mississippi and beyond: Americans in Spanish territory -- Unbeatable deal -- Corps of discovery -- Pike and his peak -- Settlement and statehood.
Summary
Chronicles the exploration and settlement of lands west of the Appalachian Mountains during the late 1700s and early 1800s.