Project Gutenberg 2014-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 400 Hough, Emerson 1857 1923 Remington, Frederic 1861 1909 Remington, Frederic Sackrider Remington, Frederick The Way to the West, and the Lives of Three Early Americans: Boone—Crockett—Carson Produced by Roger Frank and the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Way to the West and the Lives of Three Early Americans" by Emerson Hough is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This text explores the history of westward expansion in America through biographical sketches of notable figures such as Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, and Kit Carson. It focuses on the development of the American character in relation to the frontier and emphasizes the importance of tools essential for survival and progress during this period. At the start of the book, the author lays a foundation for discussing the tools that shaped early American life and opened up the West. He describes the American ax as a crucial implement for clearing land and building homes, highlighting its role not just as a tool, but as a symbol of civilization itself. The opening chapters also examine the American rifle and the birch-bark canoe, emphasizing their practicalities and significance in the lives of early Americans venturing into the unknown. Through these discussions, Hough sets the stage for a narrative that intertwines personal adventure with the broader historical movement towards the West. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45143/45143-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 West (U.S.) -- History Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836 Carson Kit, 1809-1868 Mississippi River Valley -- History F590.3 Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: History - American 756742 2025-07-18T09:29:02.544431 text/html 729597 2024-10-24T03:55:36 text/html 1144949 2025-07-18T09:29:16.664401 application/epub+zip 1143531 2025-07-18T09:29:06.134408 application/epub+zip 344737 2025-07-18T09:29:04.317440 application/epub+zip 1337659 2025-07-18T09:29:22.936317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1249163 2025-07-18T09:29:13.910381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455375 2022-09-20T15:32:04.676344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 639994 2025-07-18T09:29:01.155432 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 619960 2024-10-24T03:55:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18866 2025-07-18T09:29:23.094328 application/rdf+xml 15523 2025-07-18T09:29:04.476456 image/jpeg 2457 2025-07-18T09:29:04.398413 image/jpeg 1139104 2025-07-18T09:29:02.625427 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia