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The Pathbreakers From River to Ocean (Classic Reprint): The Story of the Great West From the Time of Coronado to the Present - Couverture souple

Grace Raymond Hebard

 
9781331060345: The Pathbreakers From River to Ocean (Classic Reprint): The Story of the Great West From the Time of Coronado to the Present

Synopsis

Pathbreakers chronicles how explorers, settlers, and builders shaped the Great West from Coronado to today.

This engaging history follows bold journeys, vibrant communities, and enduring legacies across Utah, California, Colorado, and beyond. The book blends vivid expedition stories with the everyday courage of pioneers who tamed deserts, built towns, and created institutions. It highlights trails, railroads, gold discoveries, and the rise of education, culture, and industry as the West transformed from frontier to thriving region. Readers gain a clear sense of the people, places, and decisions that moved the West forward.

  • First-hand accounts of major explorers and their routes across the mountains and plains
  • How railroads and settlement reshaped communities and economies
  • Rising institutions, schools, theaters, and civic life in early Western towns
  • Discusses the shifts in trade, mining, and transport that opened the region
Ideal for readers of American history and western lore, this edition offers a focused look at the people and events that built the modern West.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

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