The pioneers : the heroic story of the settlers who brought the American ideal west /
Heroic story of the settlers who brought the American ideal west
David McCullough.
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
"Simon & Schuster nonfiction original hardcover."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-314) and index.
The Ohio country -- Forth to the wilderness -- Difficult times -- Havoc -- A new era commences -- The Burr conspiracy -- Adversities aplenty -- The cause of learning -- The travelers -- Journey's end.
"Best-selling author David McCullough tells the story of the settlers who began America's migration west, overcoming almost-unimaginable hardships to build in the Ohio wilderness a town and a government that incorporated America's highest ideals"--