TY - SER KW - flatboats KW - pioneers KW - Conestoga wagons KW - Daniel Boone (1734-1820) AU - James Kirke Paulding AB - A Western adventure from Virginia that includes a key stop in Pittsburgh in order to buy a flatboat for the exploration of Kentucky and the Mississippi Valley. C1 - 1760s C3 - Allegheny Mountains; Allegheny County; Allegheny River; Monongahela River; Ohio River; Pittsburgh C4 - Western; Adventure; Historical; Romance; Road CY - New York LA - English M3 - Novel N2 - A Western adventure from Virginia that includes a key stop in Pittsburgh in order to buy a flatboat for the exploration of Kentucky and the Mississippi Valley. PB - J. & J. Harper PP - New York PY - 1832 RN - James Kirke Paulding (1778-1860), born in Pleasant Valley, New York, was an author and the eleventh U.S. Secretary of the Navy. EP - 399 p. TI - Westward Ho!: A Tale ER -