TO
J. B. H.
CONTENTS
| BOOK I | ||
| THE WAY ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES | ||
| I. | THE AMERICAN AX | [7] |
| II. | THE AMERICAN RIFLE | [11] |
| III. | THE AMERICAN BOAT | [19] |
| IV. | THE AMERICAN HORSE | [25] |
| V. | THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS | [32] |
| VI. | THE MISSISSIPPI, AND | |
| INDEPENDENCE | [58] | |
| VII. | ORIGIN OF THE PIONEER | [73] |
| VIII. | DANIEL BOONE | [87] |
| IX. | A FRONTIER REPUBLIC | [122] |
| BOOK II | ||
| THE WAY TO THE ROCKIES | ||
| I. | DAVY CROCKETT | [143] |
| II. | AGAINST THE WATERS | [185] |
| BOOK III | ||
| THE WAY TO THE PACIFIC | ||
| I. | KIT CARSON | [223] |
| II. | THE SANTA FÉ TRAIL | [260] |
| III. | THE OREGON TRAIL | [287] |
| IV. | EARLY EXPLORERS OF THE | |
| TRANS-MISSOURI | [311] | |
| V. | ACROSS THE WATERS | [343] |
| BOOK IV | ||
| THE WAY ACROSS THE PACIFIC | ||
| I. | THE IRON TRAILS | [381] |
| II. | THE PATHWAYS OF THE FUTURE | [413] |
1834
IN THE YEAR 1834 IT BECAME NO LONGER
PROFITABLE TO TRAP THE BEAVER