In this classic work, Goetzmann argues that the exploration of the American West was not a series of haphazard adventures motivated by personal gain, but rather a series of carefully planned missions to promote the national good. He draws on the diaries and letters of explorers to contrast the early American expeditions, sponsored by the federal government to promote national development, with private British ventures, such as the Hudson's Bay Company, which sought commercial gain. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were the first explorers with a broad and explicit sense of national...
In this classic work, Goetzmann argues that the exploration of the American West was not a series of haphazard adventures motivated by personal gain, ...
For more than a century the Texas State Historical Association has been preserving, studying, and publishing the Texas past. The TSHA's books reflect that great breadth and diversity, with titles on maps and exploration, women and politics, military history, and biographies. There is a TSHA book for nearly every interest in Texas.
Two of the TSHA's most enduring titles combine stunning visual beauty and first-rate history.
Maps of Texas and the Southwest, 1513-1900, by James C. Martin and Robert Sidney Martin, is a handsome book with more than sixty-five maps, seventeen in full color.
For more than a century the Texas State Historical Association has been preserving, studying, and publishing the Texas past. The TSHA's books reflect ...
