northwest, old

Childhood of the explorer and soldier who won the Northwest Territory for the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Presents an introduction to the discovery and exploration of the Great Lakes, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on the founding of New France by Samuel de Champlain, Native Americans, missions, forts, and trading posts, and more.

Relates the adventures of six men including George Washington and Daniel Boone, whose explorations of the Appalachian Mountain area during the 17th and 18th centuries opened up the way west.

Examines the development of the United States West and how it affected or was affected by the rest of the nation.

Discusses the life of the Shawnee warrior, orator, and leader who united a confederacy of Indians in an effort to save Indian land from the advance of white soldiers and settlers.

Briefly describes in simple text the exploration and building of forts in the Old Northwest territory by LaSalle, Tonty, and Clark.

A biography of the Shawnee warrior, orator, and leader who united a confederacy of Indians in an effort to save Indian land from the advance of white soldiers and settlers.

Maps on lining papers. The settling of the Illinois region from 1763 to 1816 focusing on the Chicago Portage, the link between the East and the riches of the West.

Childhood of the explorer and soldier who won the Northwest Territory for the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Presents a brief biography of military leader of the American Revolution, George Rogers Clark, and chronicles his life and career as well as his courage and bravery against overwhelming odds.