| Forts of the Upper Missouri Revised Edition Contributor(s): Athearn, Robert G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803257627 ISBN-13: 9780803257627 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1972 Annotation: "" This book brings to life one of the most exciting eras in American history. In late 1819 Colonel Henry Atkinson led an expedition to explore the wilderness of the Upper Missouri and establish sites for a string of military posts, which would extend successful contacts with the Indians as well as exploit trade with British companies. The result of his efforts was a fort system which played a dramatic and significant role in the opening of the territories of the upper plains and the Rockies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.04" W x 8.42" (1.05 lbs) 355 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Geographic Orientation - Missouri |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book brings to life one of the most exciting eras in American history. In late 1819 Colonel Henry Atkinson led an expedition to explore the wilderness of the Upper Missouri and establish sites for a string of military posts, which would extend successful contacts with the Indians as well as exploit trade with British companies. The result of his efforts was a fort system which played a dramatic and significant role in the opening of the territories of the upper plains and the Rockies. Robert G. Athearn was a leading authority on the history of the Northern Plains and the Rocky Mountains. |