Project Gutenberg 2017-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 211 Grinnell, George Bird 1849 1938 11009543 Trails of the Pathfinders Alexander Henry -- Jonathan Carver -- Alexander Mackenzie -- Lewis and Clark -- Zebulon M. Pike -- Alexander Henry (The younger) -- Ross Cox -- The commerce of the prairies -- Samuel Parker -- Thomas J. Farnham -- Fremont. E-text prepared by Larry B. Harrison, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Trails of the Pathfinders" by George Bird Grinnell is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the adventures of early explorers and fur traders in North America during the 18th and 19th centuries, examining the challenges they faced as they ventured into uncharted territories. It also reflects on the impact these journeys had on the westward expansion and the interactions between European settlers and Indigenous tribes. The opening of the work introduces the time when much of the American West was still a vast unknown, populated only by Indigenous peoples and wildlife. Describing the historical and geographical context, Grinnell outlines the progress of settlers pushing westward, the significance of key figures such as Lewis and Clark, and the fur trade’s role in shaping American history. Through specific instances and narratives of various explorers, the text sets the stage for delving deeper into the lives, struggles, and contributions of these pathfinders who played pivotal roles in the unfolding story of the American Frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en West (U.S.) -- Description and travel West (U.S.) -- History Northwest, Canadian -- Description and travel Pioneers -- United States F590.3 Text Category: Adventure Category: History - American 869312 2025-07-21T11:57:58.920290 text/html 822135 2024-10-23T01:36:16 text/html 2259164 2025-07-21T11:58:10.898264 application/epub+zip 2254250 2025-07-21T11:58:01.239275 application/epub+zip 419672 2025-07-21T11:58:00.078264 application/epub+zip 2453534 2025-07-21T11:58:18.139210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2374879 2025-07-21T11:58:09.666260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 543130 2022-09-24T14:20:35.073848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 736810 2025-07-21T11:57:57.490344 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 716869 2024-10-23T01:36:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18036 2025-07-21T11:58:18.336200 application/rdf+xml 17959 2025-07-21T11:58:00.222284 image/jpeg 2940 2025-07-21T11:58:00.152251 image/jpeg 2249231 2025-07-21T11:57:59.037308 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