The Louisiana Purchase and the Exploration ; early history and building of the West

Front Cover PART I THE FRENCH IN LOUISIANA 21 77 THE FRENCH IN THE EIGHTEENTH THE AMERICAN WESTWARD MOVE- LOUISIANA'S CRITICAL PERIOD LOUISIANA AN ACTIVE ISSUE THE PURCHASE ARRANGED TRANSFER TO THE UNITED STATES EXPLORING LOUISIANA PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY CHAPTER XI IN SOUTH DAKOTA AT THE MANDAN VILLAGES ACROSS MONTANA THROUGH THE ROCKIES TO ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS CAPTAIN CLARK'S ADVENTURES ON THE WAY HOME PIKE'S EXPLORATIONS CHAPTER XXI TYPICAL PATHFINDERS A FORMATIVE PERIOD PERMANENT OCCUPATION · THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE OF 146 159 INDEX