Overview
This title brings together book excerpts, maps, and illustrations from 10 explorers from the 19th century, highlighting their lives and contributions. It includes important contributions from explorers like Zebulon Pike, Jedediah Smith, James P. Beckwourth, John C. Fremont, Susan Magoffin, John Wesley Powell and Lewis and Clark. The guide aims to nurture readers' historical literacy by modeling historians' methods of analyzing primary sources.