Kenneth E Spaulding

On the Oregon Trail

Robert Stuart, (February 19, 1785 - October 28, 1848) the son of Charles Stuart, was a partner of John Jacob Astor and was one of the North West Company men, or Nor'westers, enlisted by Astor to help him found his intended fur empire. Young Robert was age 25 when he sailed aboard the Tonquin on its ...

Secondary Cities and Urban Networking in the Indian Ocean Realm, c. 1400-1800 (Comparative Urban Studies)

With the closure of the overland Silk Road in the fourteenth century following the collapse of the Mongol empire, the Indian Ocean provided the remaining vital link for wider cultural, political, and societal integrations prior to the Western colonial presence. Collectively, these studies explore th...

The Fur Hunters of the Far West (American Exploration and Travel Series)

Alexander Ross offers a completely authentic account of the earliest attempts by men of European background to come to grips with the climate, geography, and inhabitants of the Northwest at a time when resourcefulness and daring were prime virtues.It offers, moreover, an on-the-scene interpretation ...

Pitch Out

The next time you go to a baseball game, watch the pitcher very carefully. He may not even be there. He may be trying to win a game in another world.ExcerptI am not one of the vast majority of Americans who think Wysniewski will hit 65 homers next year, nor do I think Borden of the Phillies will pit...

Fur Hunters of the Far West (American Exploration & Travel)

Third printing.

On the Oregon Trail Robert Stuart's Journey of Discovery 1812, 1813

The Fur Hunters of the Far West edited by Kenneth Spaulding