394 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-373) and index.
Contents
A dark and bloody ground -- 1. America's first west : 1722-1772 -- 2. General George Rogers Clark : 1772-1789 -- 3. Lieutenant Billy Clark : 1789-1795 -- 4. Soldier and citizen : 1795-1803 -- 5. "Ocian in view! O! the joy!" :1803-1806 -- 6. This wild country : 1806-1809 -- 7. Life without Lewis : 1809-1813 -- 8. Territorial governor : 1813-1820 -- 9. "The red-headed chief" : 1820-1829 -- 10. Resistance and removal : 1829-1838.
