02523cam a2200337 i 4500 2357482953 TxAuBib 20151019120000.0 110728s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011031062 9780806142432 hardcover : alk. paper 080614243X hardcover : alk. paper (OCoLC)743432536 DLC eng DLC BTCTA YDXCP BDX YAM OKN BWX CDX AXV OCLCQ OCLCF TxAuBib rda Zebulon Pike, Thomas Jefferson, and the opening of the American West [BOOK] / edited by Matthew L. Harris and Jay H. Buckley. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 2012. x, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index. Introduction: Zebulon Montgomery Pike in American memory / Matthew L. Harris -- Pike as a forgotten and misunderstood explorer / Jay H. Buckley -- Pike and empire / James P. Ronda -- Pike and American science / John Logan Allen -- Jeffersonian explorers in the Trans-Mississippi West: Zebulon Pike in perspective / Jay H. Buckley -- An empire and ecology of liberty / Jared Orsi -- Enemies and friends: Pike and Melgares in the competition for the Great Plains / Leo E. Oliva -- James Wilkinson: Pike's mentor and Jefferson's capricious point man in the West / William E. Foley. Collection of essays exploring the expeditions and writings of Zebulon Pike (1779-1813) that provided an image of the Southwest that would shape American culture for decades. Pike, an ambitious young military officer and explorer, best known for a mountain peak the he neither scaled nor named, was destined to live in the shadows of more famous contemporaries -- explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Contributors explore: Pike's contributions to science and cartography; his relationships with Native peoples and Spanish officials; the impact of his expeditions on the environment; his role in the Aaron Burr conspiracy; and his life in comparison with other Jeffersonian explorers. 20151019. Pike, Zebulon Montgomery 1779-1813. Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826. Explorers West (U.S) History. West (U.S) Discovery and exploration. Harris, Matthew L. Buckley, Jay H.