AuthorMatthews, George R., 1950- author.
TitleZebulon Pike : Thomas Jefferson's Agent for Empire / George R. Matthews.
PublishedSanta Barbara, California : Praeger, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2016]
Descriptionxv, 184 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
ISBN9781440844317 (print : alk. paper)
ISBN1440844313 (print : alk. paper)
ISBNISBN (invalid) 9781440844324 (e-book)
Bib. NoteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [169]-177) and index.
Formatted NoteContents: Prologue: The questions to be answered -- Mr. Jefferson's quest for empire -- For Spanish eyes -- Camp Independence -- Contested colors -- Hurray for the Mexican mountains -- "Is not this the Red River?" -- Spies and lies -- Politics, religion, and fandangos -- A question of honor.
SubjectsBiography.
Discoveries in geography.
Explorers.
Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
History.
Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813.
Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813.
Territorial expansion.
United States.
United States -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 19th century.
United States, West.
West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.
West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848.
LC Card Number2015-40246
Call Number/Copies 
 WRHS Research Library: F 592 P653 M3 2016
CA-1602059 c.1: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING]
[Record 45790]