An Atlas of Trails West of the Mississippi River

An Atlas of Trails West of the Mississippi River; by Carrie Eldridge; Published: 2001; 17x11; VI+44 pp; Soft Cover; Item # HB108-967 An Atlas of Trails West of the Mississippi reviews the “opening of the west.” The trails, the settlers, the events, and the countries who owned or laid claim to the western territories are all part of the history and the maps covered in this edition. The first paragraph of the introduction may best summarize America’s migration westward, in terms of years and miles: “American migration expanded and accelerated as the population moved westward across the continent. There is no definite date when one migration period ended and another began, nor due to the terrain, is there a definite line of advance. the first push, between 1625 and 1775, was almost entirely east of the Appalachian Mountains within the original thirteen colonies and was undertaken mainly on foot or horse. The second period of expansion, from 1765 to 1815, extended the trails through the m