Zebulon Pike
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Zebulon Pike: Explorer and Soldier
By Robin S. DoakWhen the U.S. minister to France , Robert Livingston , asked the French foreign minister Charles - Maurice de Talleyrand - Périgord to clarify the boundaries , he refused to do so . He told Livingston , “ You have made a noble bargain ...
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Zebulon Pike: Lost in the Rockies
By Patricia CalvertZebulon Pike , the explorer's father , was born in what is today known as New Jersey and was an orphan by the age of ten . When his grandfather sent him to learn the saddle maker's trade , the boy ran off to sea .
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Zebulon Pike: Soldier-Explorer of the American Southwest
By Charles W. MaynardA MILITARY LIFE 7 ebulon Pike was born on January 5 , 1779 , to Zebulon and Isabella Brown Pike in Lamberton ( today's Trenton ) , New Jersey . Young Zebulon did not get his middle name , Montgomery , for several years .
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Zebulon Pike: Courageous Rocky Mountain Explorer
By Carl R. Green, William R. Sanford"Examines the life of Zebulon Pike, including his childhood on the frontier, his days as a soldier, exploring the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest, and his legacy in American history"--Provided by publisher.
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Zebulon Pike: Thomas Jefferson's Agent for Empire
By George R. MatthewsThrough 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 ...
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Zebulon Pike: Thomas Jefferson's Agent for Empire
By George R. MatthewsThrough 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 ...