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1	Lewis and Clark Among the Indians more books like this by James P Ronda "James P. Ronda in "Lewis and Clark Among the Indians" has drawn from the journals and other documents a compelling narrative of the expedition's encounters with the Indians. It is a story of discovery and suspense, and it is told with a modern concern to understand the Indian side as well as the white in the meeting of the two cultures." - ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.52! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Dear Brother: Letters of William Clark to Jonathan Clark more books like this by William Clark, James J Holmberg (Introduction by), James P Ronda (Foreword by) Over the course of his career, American explorer William Clark (1770-1838) wrote at least 45 letters to his older brother Jonathan, including six that were written during the epic Lewis and Clark Expedition. This volume publishes many of these letters, revealing important details about the expedition, the mysterious death of Meriwether Lewis, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The American Fur Trade of the Far West, Volume 1 more books like this by Hiran Martin Chittenden (Introduction by), Hiram Martin Chittenden, James P Ronda (Designer) "First among [fur trade histories] in both time and stature." - Gordon B. Dodds in "Historians and the American West". "A work that has stood the test of time as the most important and most comprehensive narrative history to date on the white-directed trade in the trans-Mississippi West from approximately 1807 to 1843." - William R. Swagerty, ... see all copies from $5.96! new only from $29.94! \| SVS
4	Jefferson's West: A Journey with Lewis and Clark more books like this by James P Ronda, Robert M Utley (Preface by) From his offices in Washington, D.C. and at Monticello, President Thomas Jefferson envisioned the unknown American West and devised an expedition to explore it, one that nearly two hundred years later still ranks as one of the most gripping adventures in our history. From a modern vantage point, however, it is hard to grasp how little Jefferson ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Finding the West: Explorations with Lewis and Clark more books like this by James P Ronda One of the foremost historians of Lewis and Clark, Ronda grounds 'Finding the West' in the insights and reflections he has gleaned from some twenty years of research and writing about this pivotal era. But above all else, Ronda's book is centred on stories and storytellers. The beginning of the nineteenth century represents a time when America ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.21! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Astoria and Empire more books like this by James P Ronda In his 1836 account Washington Irving immortalized Astoria, but it has been a footnote to the history of western expansion-a doleful reminder of John Jacob Astor's failed attempt to establish a fur-trading empire at the mouth of the Columbia from 1810 to 1813. Now James P. Ronda makes clear the importance of the Astoria venture in large and ... see all copies from $4.70! new only from $8.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The West the Railroads Made more books like this by Carlos A Schwantes, James P Ronda 'Railroad iron is a magician's rod in its power to evoke the sleeping energies of land and water.' America's Railroad Age was little more than a decade old when Ralph Waldo Emerson uttered these prophetic words. Railroads exercised a remarkable hold on the imagination. The railroad was not merely transportation; it was a technology that promised ... see all copies from $25.19! new only from $30.09! \| SVS
8	Voyages of Discovery: Essays on the Lewis and Clark Expedition more books like this by James P Ronda (Editor) Voyages of Discovery includes seminal primary source documents and essays that illuminate the origins, voyage, and aftermath of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Featuring several previously unpublished pieces, including a substantive introduction, photo essay, and afterword by James P. Ronda, Voyages of Discovery conveniently gathers the best essays ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Prologue to Lewis and Clark: The MacKay and Evans Expedition more books like this by W Raymond Wood, James P Ronda (Foreword by) When Mackay and Evans returned to Spanish St. Louis in 1797, they were hailed as "the two most illustrious travelers in the northern parts of this continent." Ironically, though the findings of Mackay and Evans were responsible for much of the early success of Lewis and Clark in their expedition, the adulation that followed Lewis and Clark's ... see all copies from $3.23! new only from $16.48! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Lewis and Clark Revisited: A Photographer's Trail more books like this by Greg MacGregor, Iris Tillman Hill (Editor), James P Ronda (Introduction by) "Lewis and Clark Revisited" takes us on a stunning visual journey through contemporary America. Almost ten years ago photographer Greg MacGregor began his journey, camera in hand, following the rivers west and, like Lewis and Clark, he found a country 'transformed by generations of human habitation.' In photographs that range from remarkable and ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Lewis and Clark: Across the Divide more books like this by Carolyn Gilman, James P Ronda (Introduction by) Gilman expands and transforms the explorers' familiar story by fully exploring--for the first time--the cultural landscapes the expedition traversed. see all copies from $7.06! new only from $12.38! \| first editions
12 view cover	Before Lewis & Clark: Documents Illustrating the History of the Missouri, 1785-1804 more books like this by Abraham Phineas Nasatir (Editor), James P Ronda (Introduction by) For Before Lewis and Clark, A. P. Nasatir translated and annotated 239 documents relating to the history of the exploration of the Missouri through 1804, when Lewis and Clark began their ascent of the river. The value of this collection is in the range of documents Nasatir included, some of which are unavailable elsewhere. The volume also includes ... see all copies from $4.30! new only from $59.94! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Winning of the West, Volume 4: Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 more books like this by Theodore Roosevelt, James P Ronda (Introduction by) "The Winning of the West remains one of the greatest works of western history...[It] reflects the character of its author. It is sometimes quirky and full of prejudices and blind spots, but it is cultivated and sweeping in its learning and encompassing in its judgments." - John Milton Cooper Jr. After political defeats and the loss of half his ... see all copies from $2.38! new only from $13.60! \| SVS
14 view cover	Background to Glory more books like this by John Bakeless, James P Ronda "Bakeless has...brightened the name and record of George Rogers Clark. He has told the life story fully, accurately, sometimes with suspense and drama, and he shows how this one man's shadow falls across all of the Old Northwest." - Walter Havighurst, "Chicago Sunday Tribune." The engrossing quality of the story comes...from the sense of urgency ... see all copies from $3.88! new only from $81.56! \| first editions
15 view cover	Lewis & Clark more books like this by Carolyn Gilman, James P Ronda (Foreword by) The official companion to the Congressionally mandated Lewis and Clarke: The National Bicentennial Exhibition with over 400 color photos. see all copies from $3.08! new only from $50.13! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Thomas Jefferson and the Changing West: From Conquest to Conservation more books like this by James P Ronda (Editor) These essays plot the complex relationship between the political philosophy of Thomas Jefferson and the modern American West. The writers explore the earliest influences on Jefferson's geographical imagination and his ideas about westward expansion; his passion for participatory democracy; the legacy of his enthusiasm for rural life and the ... see all copies from $7.59! new only from $7.61! \| first editions
17 view cover	Washington Irving: Three Western Narratives: A Tour on the Prairies/Astoria/The Adventures of Captain Bonneville more books like this by Washington Irving, James P Ronda (Editor) Americaas first internationally acclaimed author, Washington Irving, was also one of the first to write about its then far-western frontier. After seventeen years in Europe, the famous author of aThe Legend of Sleepy Hollowa returned to America and undertook an extensive three-month journey through present-day Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and ... see all copies from $16.00! new only from $24.00! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Great Acquisition: An Introduction to the Louisiana Purchase more books like this by Peter J Kastor, James P Ronda (Preface by) This book takes a fresh look at the Louisiana Purchase, considered by many to be the single most important event in United States history. As a result of tension between two European powers and the yellow fever rampaging through the French army, our young country benefited beyond all imagining. This well-organized, readable text traces the story ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $4.94!
19	Adventures of First Settlers more books like this by Alexander Ross, James P Ronda (Designer) see all copies from $3.99! first editions
20 view cover	Before Lewis and Clark, Volume 2: Documents Illustrating the History of the Missouri, 1785-1804 more books like this by Abraham Phineas Nasatir, James P Ronda (Introduction by) The exploration of the Missouri River country by the immediate predecessors of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark is documented in Volume II of this monumental work. It continues the historical record begun in the first volume, bringing together letters, journals, and other documents dating from 1796 to 1804, the first year of the Americans' great ... see all copies from $9.95! first editions
21 view cover	Beyond Lewis and Clark: The Army Explores the West more books like this by James P Ronda In "Beyond Lewis and Clark", James Ronda offers a corrective vision of the history of the Corps of Discovery. The nearly exclusive attention paid to Lewis and Clark of late has cast the broader pattern of army exploration in the West into obscurity. In this volume, Ronda puts Lewis and Clark into the broad pattern of Enlightenment-era science and ... see all copies from $5.40! new only from $32.72! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Explorations of William H. Ashley and Jedediah Smith, 1822-1829 more books like this by Harrison Clifford Dale, James P Ronda (Designer) William H. Ashley's expedition up the Missouri River in 1822 met with misfortunes that forced far-reaching changes in the fur-trading operations of the West. His claim to fame as an entrepreneur and explorer is clear in "The Explorations of William H. Ashley and Jedediah Smith," Just as vivid is the story of the Bible-quoting Jedediah Smith, a ... see all copies from $19.50! first editions
23	Indian Missions: A Critical Bibliography more books like this by James P Ronda see all copies from $4.97!
24 view cover	Finding Lewis and Clark: Old Trails, New Directions more books like this by James P Ronda (Editor), Nancy Tystad Koupal (Editor) see all copies from $4.97! new only from $22.94!
25	The Exploration of North America more books like this by James P Ronda, Carla R Phillips (Editor), David J Weber (Editor) see all copies from $65.81!

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