Westward Ho!: A Tale

TitleWestward Ho!: A Tale
Year of Publication1832
Publication TypeNovel
Number of Pages or Episodes399 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsPaulding, James Kirke
PublisherJ. & J. Harper
CityNew York
KeywordsConestoga 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