Morgan, Robert, 1944-

Lions of the West : heroes and villains of the westward expansion / Robert Morgan. - First edition - xxiii, 497 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

"A Shannon Ravenel book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-467) and index.

Brief chronology of the westward expansion era -- Presidents and vice-presidents before the Civil War -- Prologue : the empire for liberty -- Thomas Jefferson : he sees the elephant -- Andrew Jackson : Old Hickory at the Bend -- John Chapman : apples and angels -- David Crockett : comedian and martyr, his life and death -- Sam Houston : the president who loved to dance -- James K. Polk : Young Hickory keeps a diary -- Winfield Scott : Old Fuss and Feathers goes to the mountain -- Kit Carson : taking Boone's Trace to the Pacific -- Nicholas Trist : the search for a father voice -- Epilogue : John Quincy Adams : Old Man Eloquent.

Chronicles the lives of Americans who influenced the development of the Western frontier, including Thomas Jefferson, Kit Carson, and Sam Houston.

9781565126268

2011023832


Pioneers--United States--Biography.
Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Biography.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life--United States--Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Biography.
Presidents--United States--Biography.


United States--Territorial expansion.
West (U.S.)--History--To 1848.
United States--Territorial expansion.
West (U.S.)--History.

E179.5 / M67 2011

978/.02 B 920