Project Gutenberg 2014-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 75 Hulbert, Archer Butler 1873 1933 Enright, Walter J. (Walter Joseph) 1879 1969 06041537 Pilots of the Republic: The Romance of the Pioneer Promoter in the Middle West Introductory: The brother of the sword -- Washington: the promoter of western investments -- Richard Henderson: the founder of Transylvania -- Rufus Putnam: the father of Ohio -- David Zeisberger: hero of "the meadow of light" -- George Rogers Clark: founder of Louisville -- Henry Clay: promoter of the first American highway -- Morris and Clinton: fathers of the Erie Canal -- Thomas and Mercer: rival promoters of canal and railway -- Lewis and Clark: explorers of Louisiana -- Astor: the promoter of Astoria -- Marcus Whitman: the hero of Oregon -- The captains of the "American system". Produced by Christian Boissonnas, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Pilots of the Republic: The Romance of the Pioneer Promoter in the Middle West" by Archer Butler Hulbert is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the pivotal roles of pioneer promoters who led the westward expansion of the United States, highlighting their ambitions, challenges, and contributions to the nation's development. Focusing on figures such as George Washington and Rufus Putnam, the narrative aims to illuminate the often-overlooked stories of these individuals whose aspirations coincided with the growth of a nation. The opening of the book sets the stage for this exploration by emphasizing the importance of individual initiative in shaping American history, particularly in the context of the Middle West. It presents a thesis about how various leaders, often driven by personal profit, ultimately contributed to the national interest by forging paths into uncharted territories. The author discusses the contrasting motivations of military leaders and pioneers while introducing key historical figures who spearheaded these movements, setting the framework for deeper examinations in the subsequent chapters. The narrative is rich with insights into the struggles and triumphs of these "Pilots of the Republic," offering a compelling look at the early American spirit of exploration and development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mississippi River Valley -- History Northwestern States -- History Pioneers -- United States Canals -- United States F350.5 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 483227 483237 2024-09-19T16:56:10.998103 2023-09-20T12:51:12.960059 text/html text/html 475931 2014-11-14T10:23:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3078699 2014-11-14T10:23:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3303379 2024-09-19T16:56:19.016126 application/epub+zip 3306940 2024-09-19T16:56:12.700148 application/epub+zip 244090 2024-09-19T16:56:11.809132 application/epub+zip 3453288 2024-09-19T16:56:23.980047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3394573 2024-09-19T16:56:18.135106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336357 2022-09-21T13:45:13.376778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393729 393496 2024-09-19T16:56:09.805174 2023-09-20T12:51:12.027018 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 393480 2014-11-14T10:23:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 149885 2014-11-14T10:23:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20148 2024-09-19T16:56:24.131062 application/rdf+xml 24149 2024-09-19T16:56:11.959158 image/jpeg 3110 2024-09-19T16:56:11.888099 image/jpeg 3164339 2024-09-19T16:56:11.119178 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia