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Army Exploration in the American West, 1803-1863
First published in 1959, this book tells the story of the U.S. Army's role in exploring the trans-Mississippi West, particularly the role of the Topographical Engineers. An interdisciplinary book, it addresses the military's role in the founding of archaeology and ethnology in this country and includes art and photography as part of the story.
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- title.officialtitle
- Army Exploration in the American West, 1803-1863
- title.seriestitle
- Fred H. and Ella Mae Moore Texas History Reprint Series
- creator
- Goetzmann, William H.
- publisher
- Texas State Historical Association
- date
- 1991
- language
- eng
- description.content
- Book containing the history of the role of the United States Army and its Topographical Engineers in exploring lands west of the Mississippi River between 1838 and 1863. This includes surveys of battlefronts, railroads, and boundaries.
- description.physical
- xxvii, 489, [16] p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- subject.UNTL-BS
- Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Army
- subject.UNTL-BS
- People - Ethnic Groups - American Indians
- subject.UNTL-BS
- Landscape and Nature - Wildlife
- subject.UNTL-BS
- People - Groups
- subject.LCSH
- United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers.
- subject.LCSH
- West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.
- subject.UNTL-BS
- Landscape and Nature - Archaeology
- subject.LCSH
- Ethnology.
- subject.LCSH
- Surveying.
- subject.LCSH
- United States -- Discovery and exploration.
- primarySource
- 0
- coverage.sDate
- 1803
- coverage.eDate
- 1863
- coverage.placeName
- United States
- coverage.timePeriod
- tex-fron
- coverage.placeName
- Mexico
- collection
- TSHAM
- institution
- TSHA
- resourceType
- text_book
- format
- text
- identifier.OCLC
- 23940461
- identifier.LOCAL-CONT-NO
- TSHA_0072
- identifier.LCCN
- 91-22496
- identifier.ISBN
- 0-87611-110-X
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