Vanguard of Expansion

Book

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Vanguard of Expansion

Entry/Object ID

L2019.13.149

Description

Vanguard of Expansion Army Engineers in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1819-1879. This book contains a narrative of Corps of Engineers activities in the trans-Mississippi West during the years of expansion and settlement. The work of the Corps in the West encompassed a wide range of services, from basic exploration and cartography to road surveys and the first river and harbor improvements on the Pacific cost. 160/Softbound/Cream illustration of men on horses and a wagon going across a plain/Illustrations/Maps

Collection

Robidoux Collection by Hugh Lewis

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Apache, Colorado River, Fort Laramie, Fort Leavenworth, Great Salt Lake, New Mexico, Rocky Mountains, Sioux, Robidoux Pass

Book Details

Author

Schubert, Frank N.

Place Published

City

Washington, D.C.

Date Published

1970

Call No.

Robidoux SC

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jun 24, 2019

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William H. Emory

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John C. Fremont

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John W. Gunnison

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Andrew A. Humphreys

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Joseph C. Ives

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Clarence King

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Stephen H. Long

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John S. Newberry

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John Wesley Powell

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Charles Preuss

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Howard Stansbury

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Warren, Gouverneur K.

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Whipple, Amiel W.