Lavender, David Sievert

Follows the achievements of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and the other members of their expedition.

Recounts the desperate attempt of Chief Joseph and his Nez Perc? Indians of Idaho to elude annihilation by the U.S. Cavalry by escaping to Canada.

Recounts the desperate attempt of Chief Joseph and his Nez Perce Indians of Idaho to elude annihilation by the U.S. Cavalry by escaping to Canada.

Relates the ordeals faced by a group of pioneers on their journey from Illinois to California in 1846.

Describes the history of the Santa Fe Trail from the encounters with blizzards and Indians, to the effect on trade, and the final demise of the trail caused by the building of the railroad.