Title | Westward Ho!: A Tale |
Year of Publication | 1832 |
Publication Type | Novel |
Number of Pages or Episodes | 399 p. |
Language | English |
Authors | Paulding, James Kirke |
Publisher | J. & J. Harper |
City | New York |
Keywords | Conestoga wagons; Daniel Boone (1734-1820); flatboats; pioneers |
Abstract | 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. |
Author Biography | James Kirke Paulding (1778-1860), born in Pleasant Valley, New York, was an author and the eleventh U.S. Secretary of the Navy. |
Time | 1760s |