The Making of John Ledyard : Empire and Ambition in the Life of an Early American Traveler.
Gray, Edward G.
The Making of John Ledyard : Empire and Ambition in the Life of an Early American Traveler. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (239 pages)
Intro -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Quotations -- Introduction -- I A Colonial Childhood -- II On Stage at Dartmouth College -- III Serving Captain Cook with Honor -- IV Seeking Distinction with the Pen Aboard the Resolution -- V Following the Revolution Home -- VI From Author to Fur Trader -- VII Becoming a Traveler in Thomas Jefferson's Paris -- VIII Across the Russian Empire -- IX Despotism and Human Nature in Catherine II's Russia -- X To Africa -- Epilogue: Memories of the Traveler -- Notes -- Index.
No detailed description available for "The Making of John Ledyard".
9780300137811
Ledyard, John, -- 1751-1789.
Ledyard, John, -- 1751-1789 -- Travel.
Ledyard, John, -- 1751-1789 -- Friends and associates.
Explorers -- United States -- Biography.
Travelers -- United States -- Biography.
Voyages and travels -- History -- 18th century.
United States -- Description and travel.
Electronic books.
G226.L5G73 2007
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The Making of John Ledyard : Empire and Ambition in the Life of an Early American Traveler. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (239 pages)
Intro -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Quotations -- Introduction -- I A Colonial Childhood -- II On Stage at Dartmouth College -- III Serving Captain Cook with Honor -- IV Seeking Distinction with the Pen Aboard the Resolution -- V Following the Revolution Home -- VI From Author to Fur Trader -- VII Becoming a Traveler in Thomas Jefferson's Paris -- VIII Across the Russian Empire -- IX Despotism and Human Nature in Catherine II's Russia -- X To Africa -- Epilogue: Memories of the Traveler -- Notes -- Index.
No detailed description available for "The Making of John Ledyard".
9780300137811
Ledyard, John, -- 1751-1789.
Ledyard, John, -- 1751-1789 -- Travel.
Ledyard, John, -- 1751-1789 -- Friends and associates.
Explorers -- United States -- Biography.
Travelers -- United States -- Biography.
Voyages and travels -- History -- 18th century.
United States -- Description and travel.
Electronic books.
G226.L5G73 2007
B