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North American Exploration, Volume 3 - A Continent Comprehended (Hardcover)
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North American Exploration, Volume 3 - A Continent Comprehended (Hardcover)
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The third volume of North American Exploration, covering 1784 to
1914, charts a dramatic shift in the purpose, priorities, and
results of the exploration of North America. As the nineteenth
century opened, exploration was still fostered by the growth of
empire, but by the 1830s commercial interests came to drive most
exploratory ventures, particularly through the fur trade. By
midcentury, however, as imperial rivalries lessened and the fur
trade declined, exploration was driven by the growing scientific
spirit of the age--although the science was often conducted in the
service of a search for railroad routes or natural resources linked
to military concerns. A clear transition took place as the spirit
of the Enlightenment gave way to economic imperatives and to the
science of the post-Darwinian age and exploration passed beyond
discovery and geographical definition. This volume explores the
resultant beginnings of an understanding of the continent and its
native peoples.
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