Essays On The History Of North American Discovery And Exploration

Author : Stanley H. Palmer
Publisher : College Station : Published for the University of Texas at Arlington by Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essays on the History of North American Discovery and Exploration written by Stanley H. Palmer and published by College Station : Published for the University of Texas at Arlington by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initially setting out with nothing more than the idea of taking a shortcut to the Orient, early explorers of North America stumbled upon a confusing array of rivers and wild lands inhabited by strange peoples. This volume encompasses four centuries in the discovery and exploration of North America---the great roadblock to the Orient---and focuses on a theme of interaction between the Old World and the New. David B. Quinn explores European interest in the New World, elaborating on the tradition that the French came for commercial reasons, the Spanish to seek wealth and spread the Catholic faith, and the English to find land on which some of their people could become prosperous and self-sufficient. Robert H. Fuson investigates the background of "The John Cabot Mystique," highlighting the known facts and fictions about the man claimed by some as the first post-Viking European visitor to Canada. The issues behind Olive Patricia Dickason's look at "Old World Law, New World Peoples, and Concepts of Sovereignty" are fascinating examples of the legal and religious mindsets that led European nations to seek out new lands and new subjects for their temporal and spiritual leaders. Cornelius Jaenen discusses interdependent trade ties forged by the French and the Indians, while Elizabeth A. H. John studies the role of maps in territorial disputes and the role of one particularly influential mapmaker. Finally, "Seeing and Believing: The Explorer and the Visualization of Space," by William H. Goetzmann, looks at how eighteenth- and nineteenth-century artist-explorers helped further the romantic notion of the West with dramatic renderings of such icons as Indians, canyons, mountains, and buffalo. Stanley H. Palmer is associate professor of history and Dennis Reinhartz is associate professor of history and Russian at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Author : John Logan Allen
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803210158
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book North American Exploration written by John Logan Allen and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The three volumes that will encompass North American Exploration appraise the full scope of the exploration of the North American continent and its oceanic margins from prior to the arrival of Columbus until the end of the nineteenth century. More than an assessment of historical events, these volumes portray the process of exploration. Without forgetting the romance of exploration, the authors recognize that exploration is a great deal more than the adventures themselves. All explorers are conditioned by the time, place, and circumstances of their efforts; these determine objectives, the behavior of explorers, and the consequences of their discoveries. In this first volume we follow the expansion of knowledge from the world of the pre-Columbian explorers through the end of the sixteenth century, with each topic addressed by an expert, and all fitting into a coherent whole. The volume is enhanced by a discussion of the geographical knowledge and beliefs of the native peoples of the North American continent, and how this knowledge influenced the efforts and understanding of the Europeans.

Author : William Patterson Cumming
Publisher : New York: American Heritage Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Discovery of North America written by William Patterson Cumming and published by New York: American Heritage Press. This book was released on 1972 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry 1829-1910 Harrisse
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019758892
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Discovery of North America [microform] written by Henry 1829-1910 Harrisse and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a detailed exploration of early cartography and documents relating to the discovery of North America. Harrisse examines two hundred and fifty maps or globes, including descriptions of those that no longer exist, in order to uncover the true history of the continent's discovery. Written in a critical documentary style, this is an essential resource for anyone interested in the early history of North America This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Caroline Cox
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1604131969
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Opening Up North America, 1497-1800 written by Caroline Cox and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opening Up North America, 1497-1800, Revised Edition integrates in a chronological narrative the voyages taken from Florida to Newfoundland, covering the first recorded contact of John Cabot in 1497 through Alexander Mackenzie's journey across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific in 1793. Through these stories, the geography of northeastern North America is pieced together and the impact European exploration had on Native American society continues to be felt today. Coverage of this title includes: the importance of cod fishing in the North Atlantic; Beaver hats and the role played by the fur trade in exploration of the continent's interior; Spanish, French, and English claims to territory in the southeast in the 16th century; and, exploration by Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, Etienne Brule, Rene-Robert Cavaller, Sieur de La Salle, and others.

Author : James P. Ronda
Publisher : Montana Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 9780917298455
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Voyages of Discovery written by James P. Ronda and published by Montana Historical Society. This book was released on 1998 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Level 1 reader is a sweet treat for Valentine's Day! Dragon wants to make cookies for all his friends for Valentine’s Day. But the smell of baking cookies is so yummy, he ends up eating all the cookies! Will he find another way to show his friends how much he loves them?

Author : Henry Harrisse
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021800435
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Discovery of North America [microform]: A Critical, Documentary, and Historic Investigation, With an Essay on the Early Cartography of the New Wor written by Henry Harrisse and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a detailed exploration of early cartography and documents relating to the discovery of North America. Harrisse examines two hundred and fifty maps or globes, including descriptions of those that no longer exist, in order to uncover the true history of the continent's discovery. Written in a critical documentary style, this is an essential resource for anyone interested in the early history of North America This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : James P. Ronda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Exploration of North America written by James P. Ronda and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alfred Brittain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The History of North America written by Alfred Brittain and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Meriwether Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
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Download or read book History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis & Clarke to the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean written by Meriwether Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: