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.

"Falling Down Getting Up" is about an incredible journey in life. It begins with a personal and revealing story of the author, Michael Harris, and his falling down in life. There were a few big falls like losing more than half of his liver in an accident at 12 years old, becoming an alcoholic by 16, and nearly losing his legs from vascular disease at 27. Once Michael gets you through the gory details of the mess he found himself in, he'll tell you what he did to get back up out of that mess. Perhaps as you read "Falling Down Getting Up," you will chuckle a little (or a lot) and be entertained as Michael shares his journey of falling down and getting back up. If you find yourself falling down in life, hopefully the suggestions in "Falling Down Getting Up" just might help you get back up too. Michael Harris is a writer, business coach, and popular yoga teacher. He is driven by an incredible enthusiasm for living a full life. Michael has been interviewed by a broad range of media including NBC, NPR, BBC, The Los Angeles Times, The Oregonian, and The Bend Bulletin. Michael loves to travel and, in his spare time, you can find him hiking the mountains near his home in Bend, Oregon.

Anxiety Treatment - Anatomy of Anxiety is new research on anxiety and anxiety disorders that doctors don't want you to know. Mental health is BIG business. Over $148 billion dollars is spent on mental health treatment each year and over one-third of this figure is for anxiety and anxiety related disorders such as panic attacks symptoms and the resulting depression and anxiety. People are more interested in relief versus cure so to cure anxiety, a certain patient awareness must occur. Do you know the symptoms of anxiety? Once you become aware of the symptoms, anxiety treatment can begin. Information is power Anxiety Treatment - Anatomy of Anxiety delves into anxiety and stress disorders deeply and reveals amazing new information about these problems that you will not find anywhere else. If you suffer from anxiety and stress, you need to read this book.

Non-Verbal Communication - Body Talk is NOT body language Body Language is defined as an involuntary form of mental and physical ability of human non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements and purposeful body expression. Humans send and interpret such signals almost entirely subconsciously. Body Talk is defined as a voluntary and purposeful form of mental and physical ability of human non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals entirely consciously. Body Language is covert while Body Talk is overt. People practice Body Language without being knowingly aware they are doing it. People that use Body Talk are fully aware of what they are doing and in most cases are very good at it. Body Talk is used in business as well as personal. Business communication training teaches Body Talk. All Body Talk training and communication is an intense form of communication training. What is communication skill as it applies to Body Talk? It is a person's non-verbal skills. People use Body Talk all of the time. Think romance? That certain walk, the quick smile and eye contact. The skills of communication are very important in business and personal. Without Body Talk, a person cannot become successful

Action Adventure - The Writing of the Wrong is the sequel novel to the action adventure novel "No Crimes Beyond Forgiveness." Forgiveness - the secret government within a government - is dead; killed by the giant, Joshua Olivion. High in the Sierra Madre mountains in Central California, a forest ranger attempts to sneak up on Joshua and his wife, Angela as they campout on their annual fishing trip. Caught by the giant - his senses finely honed - the ranger brings ominous news. General Taylor has been trying to find Joshua and as the forest ranger relays Joshua's coordinates, Joshua and Angela watch pensively as Taylor exits his helicopter and reveals a new enemy - one that is stalking his son, Chad and Chad's family. Is this payback? Is this revenge? Or is it a copycat organization of the secret committee Forgiveness? Joshua decides to go look for himself but Angela sees the giant stirring and so does Taylor. Soon it will awaken and turn the Middle East into a boiling cauldron...real soon The Writing of the Wrong is a publisher book brought to you by ePubWealth.com. It is the fourth book in a series of 6 online fiction novels involving Joshua's post-war life. You may download books online and enjoy the complete series: Common Ground, Until the Next Time, No Crimes Beyond Forgiveness, The Writing of the Wrong, We Own the Night, and Who Hoards More Thieves or Popes. Read a novel online and enjoy all of ePubWealth's fiction books online with a wide selection in many different genres.

Weight Loss - Drop Three Dress Sizes in 30-Days demonstrates an effect diet and weight loss program that employs techniques of reprogramming the mind rather than cheesy diet plans where you are required to buy weight loss food and more. They may work short term but the person soon returns to being overweight. By using the power of the human mind, one can achieve almost anything and this exceptional book, written by one of the nation's leading behavioral scientist delivers an easy weight loss diet program that is simplistic and easy to follow. If you want to achieve and maintain your optimum weight level and at the same time employ a health weight loss regimen then you need to read this book. This book also corrects dieting myths and is basically a dieting by design program. Diabetics - take note that if you are diabetic this program is the perfect diabetic diet for weight loss.

Bible Mysteries Solved is an exciting book about ancient mysteries of the bible. It solves some of the most interesting mysteries in the bible that have perplexed a good many bible scholars throughout history. The codes of the bible such as the bible code and the torah code are prime examples of mysteries that have perplexed the learned. God has revealed Himself through his Word but wisdom and understanding of His Word is a gift that God reveals to His children when they are ready to receive it. And the bible secrets are only revealed to those who diligently read and study the bible. The Word says to "seek ye first the Kingdom and all things will be added." Are you diligently seeking God? You will enjoy "Bible Mysteries" because it reveals Truth and although Truth is sometimes hard to swallow, Truth is refreshing in a world that is seemingly plastic and without purpose.