From early mountain men searching for routes through the Rockies to West Point soldier-engineers conducting topographical expeditions, the exploration of the Am
First published in 1959, this book tells the story of the U.S. Army's role in exploring the trans-Mississippi West, particularly the role of the Topographical E
From deserts to ghost towns, from national forests to California bungalows, many of the features of the western American landscape are well known to residents a