The Search for the Western Sea

Lawrence BurpeeTravel
The Search for the Western Sea

Author: Lawrence Burpee

Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.

ISBN: 9781596052062

Category: Travel

Page: 812

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Dreamers they were, sailing out into the west in quest of they knew not what-puppets in the game of destiny. What splendid courage it must have needed to sail in their little cockle-shells of vessels over that untravelled sea, with its dangers all the more terrifying because unknown... -Lawrence J. Burpee, in the Introduction From the discovery of Hudson Bay and the search for the mythical Northwest Passage to the first overland journey to the Pacific, Canadian historian Lawrence Burpee makes the story of the exploration of northwestern North America come alive in this classic book, first published in 1908. Meet Samuel Hearne, who survived Indian massacres to discover the mouth of the Coppermine River in 1771 and proved the nonexistence of a water passage across the continent; the adventurous La V rendrye family of explorers; path-finding fur trader Peter Pond; astronomer and surveyor David Thompson; and others who contributed to the European settlement of North America. LAWRENCE J. BURPEE (1873-1947), a beloved popularizer of Canadian history, was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In addition to authoring numerous books of North American exploration, including Pathfinders of the Great Plains and The Discovery of Canada, he was also the founding editor of Canadian Geographical Journal and among the founders of the Canadian Historical Association. He served on the board of the Boy Scouts of Canada and was a member of the Royal Society of Canada and the National Geographic Society.

Into the Storm: Beyond the Western Sea Book Two

AviJuvenile Fiction
Into the Storm: Beyond the Western Sea Book Two

Author: Avi

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

ISBN: 9780545502184

Category: Juvenile Fiction

Page: 400

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Avi's suspenseful seafaring adventure ESCAPE FROM HOME continues in INTO THE STORM. Fifteen-year-old Maura and twelve-year-old Patrick O'Connell are finally free from the impoverished conditions of their small Irish village. Though they've made it onto the ship to America, there's still a treacherous journey ahead of them. In the storage hold, ten-year-old Laurence Kirkle struggles to survive and stay hidden as the ship's crew searches for stowaways to throw overboard. All three children are in search of a better world and a new home. But will they find what they're looking for in America? Once again, Avi skillfully creates an edge-of-your-seat adventure brimming with action and heart.

Beyond the Western Sea #1: Escape From Home

AviJuvenile Fiction
Beyond the Western Sea #1: Escape From Home

Author: Avi

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

ISBN: 9780545392471

Category: Juvenile Fiction

Page: 304

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Avi's suspense-filled, seafaring adventure gets a bold new package!It's 1851. Fifteen-year-old Maura O'Connell and her twelve-year-old brother Patrick are about to set sail on an epic voyage to America to flee the brutal poverty of Ireland and to be reunited with their father.Eleven-year-old Laurence Kirkle, the son of an English lord, runs away from home to escape his cruel older brother and start a new life in a new world.All three children face nothing but obstacles along the way--from stolen money to con men to hunger and fatigue. It seems that none of them will get out of the port city of Liverpool until fate brings them together. Avi's masterful plot-spinning skills create an adventure filled with unexpected twists and turns.

Lewis and Clark and the Image of the American Northwest

John Logan AllenHistory
Lewis and Clark and the Image of the American Northwest

Author: John Logan Allen

Publisher: Courier Corporation

ISBN: 0486269140

Category: History

Page: 452

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The author traces how Lewis and Clark's epic journey of 1804–06 and their charting of the American Northwest dramatically revised generally held concepts of the area's geography. With 45 maps. "Splendidly researched and highly readable" — Donald Jackson, editor of the Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Lost At Sea

Patrick DillonHistory
Lost At Sea

Author: Patrick Dillon

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

ISBN: 9780684869094

Category: History

Page: 294

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Recounts the story of the fishing boats Americus and Altair that capsized in the icy waters of the Bering Sea in 1983 and killed all on board. Includes reading guide.

Before Lewis and Clark

Abraham Phineas NasatirHistory
Before Lewis and Clark

Author: Abraham Phineas Nasatir

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

ISBN: 0806134674

Category: History

Page: 884

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For Before Lewis and Clark, A. P. Nasatir translated and annotated 239 documents relating to the history of the exploration of the Missouri River through 1804, when Lewis and Clark began their ascent of the waterway. The value of this collection is in the range of documents Nasatir included, some of which are unavailable elsewhere. The volume also includes seven maps; two facsimile illustrations; and an excerpt from the journal of Jean Baptiste Truteau, the Canadian-born explorer whose record of his 1794-95 travels proved valuable to Lewis and Clark. This edition marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first publication of Nasatir’s landmark document collection. Five fold-out maps omitted from the most recent paperback edition have been restored for this one-volume edition.

Pathfinders of the West

Agnes C. LautFiction
Pathfinders of the West

Author: Agnes C. Laut

Publisher: DigiCat

ISBN: EAN:8596547012078

Category: Fiction

Page: 251

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This book presents the chronicles the exploration of Canada west of the St. Lawrence River. Most of the book is dedicated to the life, voyages, and discoveries of such personalities as Radisson, de la Verendrye, Hearne, and Mackenzie.

The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713-1763

Paul W. MappHistory
The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713-1763

Author: Paul W. Mapp

Publisher: UNC Press Books

ISBN: 9780807838945

Category: History

Page: 480

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A truly continental history in both its geographic and political scope, The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713-1763 investigates eighteenth-century diplomacy involving North America and links geographic ignorance about the American West to Europeans' grand geopolitical designs. Breaking from scholars' traditional focus on the Atlantic world, Paul W. Mapp demonstrates the centrality of hitherto understudied western regions to early American history and shows that a Pacific focus is crucial to understanding the causes, course, and consequences of the Seven Years' War.