NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the West—"a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy" (The New York Times Book Review).
In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest...

This book has information about various explorers including Lewis & Clark.

Presents the life of Kit Carson, who was a legendary scout, mountain man, and soldier of the Old West.

Tells of Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, Ben Franklin, Paul Revere, Ethan Allen, and other heros of our Nation, the United States.