Ebook: The year of decision, 1846
Author: De Voto Bernard
- Tags: HISTORY--United States--19th Century, Mexican War 1846-1848--Campaigns, Mexikanischer Krieg, Military campaigns, History, West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848, United States -- History -- 1815-1861, Mexican War 1846-1848 -- Campaigns, HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century, United States, West United States
- Year: 2000
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press
- City: United States;West (U.S.);West United States
- Edition: First St. Martin's Griffin edition
- Language: English
- epub
Year of Decision 1846 tells many fascinating stories of the U.S. explorers who began the western march from the Mississippi to the Pacific, from Canada to the annexation of Texas, California, and the southwest lands from Mexico. It is the penultimate book of a trilogy which includes Across the Wide Missouri (for which DeVoto won both the Pulitzer and Bancroft prizes) and The Course of Empire. DeVoto's narrative covers the expanding Western frontier, the Mormons, the Donner party, Fremont's exploration, the Army of the West, and takes readers into Native American tribal life.;Build thee more stately mansions -- The mountain man -- Pillar of cloud -- Equinox -- Spring freshet -- Oh Susanna! -- "Cain, where are they brothers?" -- Solstice -- The image on the sun -- Sonorous metal -- Continental divide -- Atomization -- Trail's end -- Anabasis in homespun -- Down from the Sierra -- Whether it be fat or lean: Canaan -- Bill of review -- dismissed.
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