John C. Frémont was an officer with the United States Topographical Corps, and after spending time with Carson on the steam boat, John decided to hire him as his guide for 100 dollars per month. Kit was the best candidate as a guide for this excursion to the South Pass in the Rockies because of his previous adventures through them. Frémont was appointed by the government to survey the Platte and the Nebraska River to headwaters of the Sweetwater Valley. Maps and guidebooks were published for settlers who looked to move westward. After five months of exploration, Frémont wrote highly of Carson in his reports, making Carson one of the famous mountain men and a western hero.…
The book “Canyons” by Gary Paulsen is a good book that should be read by kids that are interested in stories about challenges. It should mostly be read by middle school students.…
Matt’s father should not have left Matt alone to care for the crops and the cabin for three reasons: Matt was too young, anything could go wrong, and his family could be late returning.…
Bibliography: Horwitz, Tony. "Tony Horwitz." About: Bio. Tony Horwitz, 2011. Web. 25 Sept. 2012. <http://www.tonyhorwitz.com/tony/>.…
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John Fremont was a mountain man. He was born in 1813 in Savanna, Georgia. He died in New York City on July 13, 1890. Fremont grew up in Charleston and is the son of Charles Fremont. John is named after his father and became John Charles Fremont. Fremont was born on January 21 and was known as “the great path finder.” Fremont spent time as a California Senator. Fremont also served in the Union Army. He was Commander of the Western Department right before Henry Halleck. John was a big explorer, in the 1980’s he led trips on the Oregon Trail. In 1847 he was arrested for not obeying orders. Fremont married Jessie Hart Benton in the 1840’s. Fremont obtained a civilian post teacher of mathematics. In 1838 he joined the U.S. Topographical engineers.…
In the beginning Kirby reflects on his visit to Montana. He goes on to say how nice it…
He fought in the Civil war for the Union (10), and after the war he went to explore the rapids in Colorado (22). John had said,“When we have run the rapids, nothing is more exhilarating.... It must be something like battle at the point of victory, or something much more agreeable… a smooth calm stream, running only at the rate of five or six miles per hour, is a horror we all detest now.... Danger is our life” (Waldman 20). Another reason how he is famous is after he explored there, was rapid growth in Colorado (Souza 48). Most people were scared of the rapids and he wanted to explore it for that reason (Waldman 6).…
The book starts off by explaining about how a fence, New York City that was built to protect the Colonial settlement against the French and Indian raiders. Dutch Village of New Amsterdam was an expanding town in Manhattan Island that guarded homes, gardens, and churchyards. A graveyard, north from this town, stood, that was assigned to African Americans that’s labeled, “Negros Burial Ground.” In 1990 the city of New York sold the burial ground for African American to the government to use as an office building, not knowing what was underneath. Scientist, from Howard University, formed a team to examine the graveyard in 1992, finding 420 remains of men, women, and children. A black musician, Noel Pointer, teamed with local groups to collect more than 100,000 signatures on a petition seeking landmarks status for the burial ground. Suffering from pain and not seeing thoughtful promises, the black heritage, in Colonial America, searched for a safe arrival and seeks help for survival in the strange new land.…
Frank Lloyd Wright: The creator of “organic architecture” which the purpose was to create a harmony between the humans and environment.…
The book, John Adams, by David McCullough, is a powerfully written biography of one of our nation's greatest heroes. This biography explores Adams' life in great depth, unveiling a side to his life unbeknownst to those who have never studied his life in great detail. Through diary entries, letters, and various other documents, the reader grasps a sense of what Adams' day to day life was like, and is also able to grasp the enormity of his lifetime accomplishments.…
The title of this book relates to the story, because in the book, Ponyboy and Johnny are "outsiders." They can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like hoodlums, like the rest of the Greasers. They are thought of as Greasers just because they live on the East Side of town, and because they slick back their hair. But Ponyboy and Johnny are different then all of the other Greasers because they show their emotions, and are sensitive.…
The ^American Spirit United States History as Seen by Contemporaries Ninth Edition Volume I: To 1877 Houghton Mifflin Company Boston New YorkContents 1 2 Preface xxi New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.-A.D.1769 1 A. The Native Americans 1 1. Visualizing the New World (1505, 1509) 1 2. Juan Gines de Sepulveda Belittles the Indians (1547) 3 3.…
John Adams - Abigail Smith Adam’s husband. Father of five children. The 1st vice president of the United States and its 2nd president. But before this a Harvard graduate, a school teacher, a renowned and ethical lawyer and a legal and constitutional scholar.…
As a Martinez native, I have learned about John Muir and his work to preserve open spaces, forest and wildlife. I pass by the house him and his wife live in every day. I took field trips there as a kid and now my kids are doing the same, so I was very interested in this discussion question.…