West by Waterway: Rivers and U.S. Expansion (First Book)
Recounts how early European settlers used American rivers to expand the frontier, and describes the kinds of boats they used
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Gr. 4^-6. Although it gives only a nod to Native American resistance to westward expansionism, this may still provide American history students with some useful background on boat construction and frontier waterways. Considering both commercial and personal travel, Nirgiotis details the rigors of waterway journeying and gives a much clearer view of the networks of rivers and the difference between upriver and downriver travel than is available in many classroom textbooks. He also gives a vivid accounting of the importance of steamboats. Illustrations, including maps and archival photos, are plentiful and capture a sense of the frontier. A glossary is appended. Mary Harris Veeder
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- PublisherFranklin Watts
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0531201880
- ISBN 13 9780531201886
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages64
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