Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168) and index.
Contents:
Henry de Tonty and the first settlement in Arkansas -- Auguste Chouteau and St. Louis, Missouri -- Daniel Boone and the Settlement of Kentucky -- John Sevier and the founding of Tennessee -- Stephen Austin and the colonization of Texas -- Sam Houston and the fight for Texas -- Eli Thayer and Bleeding Kansas.
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