The Southwestern Journals of Zebulon Pike, 1806-1807 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826333907 ISBN 13: 9780826333902

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 2007

Synopsis

In 1806, U.S. Army General James Wilkinson assigned Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike to explore the headwaters of the Arkansas and Red rivers. Throughout the journey, Pike maintained a journal, describing terrain, Indians, hardships, and the group's daily activities. In present-day southern Colorado's San Luis Valley, Pike and his men were captured by the Spanish. Many of his papers were confiscated by Spanish authorities, not to be uncovered until the early twentieth century. This long-out-of-print edition of Pike's journals, edited by Hart and Hulbert, provides extensive commentary, as well as significant essays on Pike's papers and the purpose of his famed expedition.

About this title

Review:

"This is a fascinating book and the University of New Mexico Press is to be commended for returning it to print."

"This bicentennial year is a perfect time to read about Pike's adventures, and Pike's own words on the pages of this book make the journey come alive."

About the Author:

Stephen Harding Hart was a prominent Denver attorney and longtime president of the Colorado Historical Society. Archer Butler Hulbert was a professor of history at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, and author of Forty-Niners: The Chronicle of the California Trail. Mark L. Gardner is a professional historian who lives in Cascade, Colorado, and author of Wagons for the Santa Fe Trade (UNM Press).

About this edition

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0826333907
• ISBN 13: 9780826333902
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286
• Editor: Hart Stephen Harding, Hulbert Archer Butler