by Grant Foreman (Author), Donald Emmet Worcester (Introduction), Grant Foreman (Author)
Describes the early explorations of the French and Spanish in the Louisiana Territory and often focuses on the junction of the Verdigris, Grand, and Arkansas rivers, known as the Three Forks, a trading and military center from which the conquest of a large part of the American Southwest was achieved.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 356
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 01 Apr 1994
ISBN 10: 0803268831
ISBN 13: 9780803268838