WEST. - 洋書 2

This exciting and sometimes humorous look at a remarkable episode in American history is told by the actual words of Lewis and Clark as they describe their journey to the Pacific Ocean. Excerpts from Clark's journal recreates their adventures--from hostile terrain and helpful Indians to boating di……続きを見る

Published for the first time, Mrs. Wilder's letters to her husband describe her trip from Mansfield, Missouri, to San Francisco during the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. Illustrated with photos.続きを見る

Documents not only the stories that Lewis and Clark offered about their aroad across the continent, a but also the large and important stories by and about the Native peoples whose trails they followed and whose lands they described in their journals.続きを見る

Historian Richardson ties the North and West into the post-Civil War story that usually focuses narrowly on the South, encompassing the significant people and events of this profoundly important era and weaving together the experiences of real individuals.続きを見る

Descriptions and representations of the work of 20 women visual artists, in various media from the drylands of West Texas続きを見る

Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Crown Publishers in 2009"--T.p. verso.続きを見る

Cities rather than individual pioneers have been the driving force in the settlement and economic development of the western half of North America. Throughout the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries western urban centers served as starting points for conquest and settlement. As these……続きを見る

In 1859, the American Fur Company set out on what would then be the longest steamboat trip in North American history--a headline-making, 6,200-mile trek along the Missouri River from St. Louis to Fort Benton in present-day Montana, and back again. Steamboats West is an adventure story that navigat……続きを見る

Watching birds of prey has never been easier, more informative or more enjoyable! With the Birds of Prey of the West Field Guide, you have everything you need to learn about and identify flying predators found between Montana and New Mexico--and all states West, including Alaska. Modeled after the……続きを見る

Examines the historical debate surrounding Texas's identity: investigates whether Texas, with its heritage of slavery, segregation, and cotton production, is 'Southern' or, with its cowboys, cattle drives, mountains, and desert, is 'Western'"--Provided by publisher.続きを見る

From Thomas Jefferson's birth in 1743 to the California Gold Rush in 1849, America's westward expansion comes to life in the hands of a writer fascinated by the way individual lives link up, illuminate one another, and collectively impact history.続きを見る

West Coast Residential" demonstrates how modernist traditions are being integrated into contemporary design. It also explains what were the defining features of the West Coast mid-century vernacular and asks whether it still exists today. Featured residences include the Battersby/Howat Gulf Island……続きを見る