Citizen explorer : the life of Zebulon Pike /

Orsi, Jared, 1970-

Citizen explorer : the life of Zebulon Pike / Jared Orsi. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : In the bosom of a grateful country -- The happiness of a free and independent people : a family and a nation seek liberty, 1635-1794 -- Be always ready to die for your country : the bargain of independence, 1794-1805 -- A barrier to their trade : establishing Americans in the Upper Mississippi Country, 1805-1806 -- Young warriors of the great American father : crossing the Plains, July-November 1806 -- Frozen lads : into the Rockies, November 1806-February 1807 -- A comfortable captivity : learning nationalism abroad in New Spain, February-July 1807 -- Citizen soldier : Pike's and the nation, 1807-1813 -- Epilogue : from frozen lads to purple mountain majesties : Pike's West and American nationalism, 1813-1893.



9780199314546


Explorers--West (U.S.)--Biography.


Electronic Books.

F592 / .C585 2013