Download or read book The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch Volume One written by Daniel Kraus and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story follows Zebulon Finch, a teenager murdered in 1896 Chicago who inexplicably returns from the dead and searches for redemption through the ages."--
Download or read book Zebulon Pike Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West written by Matthew L. Harris and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-11-21 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In life and in death, fame and glory eluded Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779–1813). The ambitious young military officer and explorer, best known for a mountain peak that he neither scaled nor named, was destined to live in the shadows of more famous contemporaries—explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. This collection of thought-provoking essays rescues Pike from his undeserved obscurity. It does so by providing a nuanced assessment of Pike and his actions within the larger context of American imperial ambition in the time of Jefferson. Pike’s accomplishments as an explorer and mapmaker and as a soldier during the War of 1812 has been tainted by his alleged connection to Aaron Burr’s conspiracy to separate the trans-Appalachian region from the United States. For two hundred years historians have debated whether Pike was an explorer or a spy, whether he knew about the Burr Conspiracy or was just a loyal foot soldier. This book moves beyond that controversy to offer new scholarly perspectives on Pike’s career. The essayists—all prominent historians of the American West—examine Pike’s expeditions and writings, which provided an image of the Southwest that would shape American culture for decades. John Logan Allen explores Pike’s contributions to science and cartography; James P. Ronda and Leo E. Oliva address his relationships with Native peoples and Spanish officials; Jay H. Buckley chronicles Pike’s life and compares Pike to other Jeffersonian explorers; Jared Orsi discusses the impact of his expeditions on the environment; and William E. Foley examines his role in Burr’s conspiracy. Together the essays assess Pike’s accomplishments and shortcomings as an explorer, soldier, empire builder, and family man. Pike’s 1810 journals and maps gave Americans an important glimpse of the headwaters of the Mississippi and the southwestern borderlands, and his account of the opportunities for trade between the Mississippi Valley and New Mexico offered a blueprint for the Santa Fe Trail. This volume is the first in more than a generation to offer new scholarly perspectives on the career of an overlooked figure in the opening of the American West.
Download or read book Citizen Explorer written by Jared Orsi and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historian offers the biography of the soldier and explorer for whom Pike's Peak is named, describing his amazing expeditions through areas that would become modern-day Mississippi, Minnesota and Arkansas before being captured by the Spanish.
Download or read book The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch Volume Two written by Daniel Kraus and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling The Shape of Water comes the second and final book in the “utterly riveting” (Entertainment Weekly) epic tale about a murdered teen who is resurrected to walk the earth for more than a century. Zebulon Finch has faced more violence, lust, and heartbreak than any other seventeen-year-old in history. But nothing can prepare him for what is coming next. Half a century has passed since Zebulon Finch was gunned down and then inexplicably resurrected to experience a second life. Picking up his tale where he left off, Zebulon heads to Nazi Germany on a top-secret mission. From there he escapes to the shiny new world of the suburbs—a tidy neighborhood hiding dark secrets. He will exchange the pains of this world for what he believes will be peace among the stars. He will march for social change all the way to Woodstock, go raving mad in the desert, and finally exit from humanity the only way he knows how. We first met Zebulon sealed in a tomb beneath the World Trade Center—might he yet crawl from the rubble to discover a different America? Enthralling and gut-wrenching, The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume Two: Empire Decayed is the conclusion to the epic saga of one young man’s journey down the long road to redemption.
Download or read book Zebulon Pike written by Patricia Calvert and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2005 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the life and career of the army officer and explorer who discovered, among other places in the West and Southwest, the great Rocky Mountain peak in Colorado that bears his name.
Download or read book Zebulon written by Ruby Young and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zebulon is a story that tells about a young boy whose family suffers an abusive father but is befriended by Sergeant Finley, a policeman who leads him to a personal relationship with God. His journeys take him from Tennessee to Kentucky and back again as he shows the growth that comes from knowing God in a personal way. He is quick to share his faith with all who cross his path and even leads his grandfather to salvation when he lives with his grandparents for a time. During his time in the military, he was nicknamed "Rev," which was short for reverend because of his Christian attitude and demeanor. When he comes back from the military, he sets out on a journey to find his friend, Sergeant Finley, and endures additional hardships, but continues to help others even during those hard times. When he returns to his hometown and meets a girl on his journey that he had known in school, he thinks he might have found the girl of his dreams, but God shows him her true nature before he mistakenly yokes himself to her. This is a story of personal growth, redemption, and the search for his special place in life.
Download or read book Zebulon Pike written by Robin S. Doak and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the soldier and explorer whose fearless treks into the American West opened a gateway for pioneers and settlers who would someday flock to that region.
Download or read book Zebulon Pike written by William R. Sanford and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803, the young nation needed brave pioneers to explore this vast uncharted land. Zebulon Pike, a young frontier soldier, welcomed the challenge. Heading southwest from St. Louis, Missouri, Pike led an expedition across rolling prairies before arriving at the towering mountains. Pike became the first American to explore the southern Rocky Mountains, recording detailed maps. The highest peak in the range, which he never reached himself, now bears his name, Pikes Peak. Authors William R. Sanford and Carl R. Green explore the life of this American trailblazer.
Download or read book Zebulon Pike written by Barbara Witteman and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of Zebulon Pike and his explorations in the Northwest and West, including his activities in Mexico on behalf of General James Wilkinson and his role in the War of 1812.
Download or read book Zebulon Pike written by George R. Matthews and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-02-22 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through careful examination of primary documents, this book reveals that the true purpose of Zebulon Pike's western expedition in 1806–1807 was not innocent exploration of the West but an espionage mission in preparation for an American invasion of New Mexico. In 1806, the United States was on the brink of war with Spain over the disputed western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase and anticipated invading New Mexico. Possessing only meager information on the terrain as well as Spanish troop numbers and fortifications, President Thomas Jefferson and General James Wilkinson needed an agent who could cross the continent to Spanish territory all the way to the capital of Santa Fe, provide a plausible "cover story" for being there, and return with the vital information. Zebulon Pike: Thomas Jefferson's Agent for Empire is the story of how Pike carried out his mission as a prelude to an American invasion of New Mexico. This unique book is the first to fully chronicle Pike's 1806–1807 expedition to the Rocky Mountains and beyond, addressing both the exploratory and the clandestine purposes of Pike's western journey. By carefully examining the evidence available in primary documents, which shows that Pike prepared and carried a map showing a route to Santa Fe on his journey, the author overturns the conventional wisdom that Pike became lost searching for the Red River and mistakenly wandered into Spanish territory. This book also presents the Spanish perspective and response to Pike's invasion of Spanish territory and provides historical context to understand the role of Pike's expedition in Thomas Jefferson's quest to build an American "empire for liberty."
Download or read book Zebulon Pike written by Charles W. Maynard and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2002-12-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles Zebulon Pike's exploration of territories within the Louisiana Purchase early in the nineteenth century, including his discovery of what is now known as Pike's Peak.
Download or read book The Zebulon Pike Expedition written by Kekla Magoon and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the life and expeditions of explorer Zebulon Pike, chronicling his journeys into both the American Northwest and the Mexican territory of the Southwest.
Download or read book Zebulon under the Law and Zebulon under the Gospel A sermon on Gen xlix 13 and Deut xxxiii 18 19 With notes and appendix in refutation of the Modern Millennium written by Horatio MONTAGU and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch Volume Two written by Daniel Kraus and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The conclusion to Daniel Kraus's saga about a murdered teen who is resurrected to walk the earth for decades to come"--
Download or read book The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike written by Zebulon Montgomery Pike and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike written by Elliott Coues and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, meticulously edited by Elliott Coues, presents a critical anthology that consists of an intricate tapestry of exploration, endurance, and scholarly pursuit. Within its pages, readers will find a rich array of documentation and commentary on the early 19th-century expeditions led by Pike. The collection transcends mere historical documentation; it embodies a literary journey that explores the myriad ways in which these explorations contributed to the nascent American identity and the expansion westward. The anthologys diverse literary styles, from diaries to letters, enrich its historical depth and provide a panoramic view of American exploration narratives, making it a significant contribution to the field of American Studies. The backgrounds of Coues and Pike, as well as the other contributors reflected in the various documents and analyses within the volume, span a vast spectrum of early American life, military expedition, and scholarly rigor. Coues, an eminent historian and ornithologist, brings a unique scholarly perspective to Pike's raw and unfiltered accounts of the American frontier. This convergence of perspectives deeply enriches the anthology's exploration of themes like sovereignty, survival, and the human relationship with untamed landscapes. The collection aligns with and contributes to the understanding of American expansionism and the early republic's exploratory fervor, showcasing how these varied voices and narratives coalesce to chart the contours of Americas westward expansion. This anthology is recommended for readers seeking to immerse themselves in the depths of Americas exploratory saga, offered through a blend of firsthand expedition accounts and scholarly analysis. The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike offers a unique opportunity to explore the multifaceted challenges and triumphs of early American explorers, through a lens that is both panoramic and penetrative. It invites readers not only to witness but to critically engage with the narratives of persistence, ambition, and the forging of a national identity in the rugged terrains of early America. For scholars, students, and enthusiasts of American history and literature, this collection serves as an indispensable resource that fosters a deeper understanding of the American spirit.
Download or read book Investigation of the Zebulon Or Privett Manganese Deposit Wake County N C written by Thomas W. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
