The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. To Headwaters of the Mississippi River, Through Louisiana Territory, and in New Spain, During the Years 1805-1807 (Complete Edition)By Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Elliott Coues
Length24h 41m
About this audiobook
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike gathers foundational narratives of early American exploration, bringing together military report, travel journal, geographical observation, and ethnographic encounter. Framed by the literary culture of exploration that followed the Louisiana Purchase, the volume ranges from the upper Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains and Spanish borderlands, offering accounts of rivers, prairies, Indigenous nations, diplomacy, hardship, and imperial rivalry. Its most memorable passages combine practical survey with the drama of uncertainty, making the collection both documentary record and frontier literature. Zebulon Montgomery Pike's writings emerge from the world of the early republic, when soldiers, naturalists, traders, and diplomats helped define national space through narrative. Elliott Coues, as editor and annotator, situates these expeditions within a broader historical and scientific framework, bringing nineteenth-century scholarly rigor to Pike's field observations. Together, the explorer's firsthand testimony and the editor's contextual apparatus illuminate the intersections of expansionism, natural history, cartography, and cross-cultural contact. This volume is recommended for readers seeking a concentrated view of exploration as literature, history, and nation-making. It offers a rare opportunity to examine multiple terrains, peoples, and political frontiers through a single documentary corpus. Students and general readers alike will find in it a rich dialogue between experience and interpretation, adventure and evidence.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length24 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 17, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike (Annotated)
18CHAPTER IX. VOCABULARY OF MISSISSIPPIAN PLACE-NAMES.[IX-1]
2Introduction
19Volume 2
3Synopsis
20CHAPTER I. ITINERARY: UP THE MISSOURI AND OSAGE RIVERS, AND THROUGH KANSAS TO THE PAWNEE VILLAGE ON THE REPUBLICAN RIVER, JULY 15TH-SEPT. 30TH, 1806.
4Historical Context
21CHAPTER II. ITINERARY, CONTINUED: FROM THE PAWNEE VILLAGE THROUGH KANSAS AND COLORADO TO PIKE'S PEAK, OCT. 1ST-NOV. 30TH, 1806.
5Volume 1
22CHAPTER III. ITINERARY, CONCLUDED: IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO ON HEADWATERS OF THE ARKANSAW AND RIO GRANDE, DECEMBER 1ST, 1806-FEBRUARY 26TH, 1807.
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6PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION.
23CHAPTER IV. PIKE'S DISSERTATION ON LOUISIANA.[IV-1]
7PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION.
24CHAPTER V. WILKINSON'S REPORT ON THE ARKANSAW.[V-1]
8MEMOIR OF ZEBULON MONTGOMERY PIKE. BY ELLIOTT COUES. (pt. 1)
25CHAPTER VI. CORRESPONDENCE.
9MEMOIR OF ZEBULON MONTGOMERY PIKE. BY ELLIOTT COUES. (pt. 2)
26CHAPTER I. ITINERARY: THROUGH NEW MEXICO ON THE RIO GRANDE TO EL PASO, FEB. 27TH-MAR. 21ST, 1807.
10CHAPTER I. ITINERARY: ST. LOUIS TO ST. PAUL, AUGUST 9TH-SEPTEMBER 21ST, 1805.
27CHAPTER II. ITINERARY, CONTINUED: THROUGH OLD MEXICO, IN CHIHUAHUA, DURANGO, AND COAHUILA, TO THE PRESIDIO GRANDE, MARCH 22D-MAY 31ST, 1807.
11CHAPTER II. ITINERARY, CONTINUED: ST. PAUL TO LEECH LAKE, SEPTEMBER 22D, 1805-JANUARY 31ST, 1806.
28CHAPTER III. ITINERARY, CONCLUDED: THROUGH TEXAS TO NATCHITOCHES ON THE RED RIVER OF LOUISIANA, JUNE 1ST-JULY 1ST, 1807.
12CHAPTER III. ITINERARY, CONCLUDED: LEECH LAKE TO ST. LOUIS, FEBRUARY 1ST-APRIL 30TH, 1806.
29CHAPTER IV. OBSERVATIONS ON NEW SPAIN[160].[IV'-1]
13CHAPTER IV. WEATHER DIARY OF THE MISSISSIPPI.[IV-1]
30CHAPTER V. CORRESPONDENCE.[V'-1]
14CHAPTER V. CORRESPONDENCE AND CONFERENCES.[V-1]
31CHAPTER VI. CONGRESSIONAL REPORT AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS.[VI'-1]
15CHAPTER VI. COMMERCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI.[VI-1]
32Analysis
16CHAPTER VII. GEOGRAPHY OF THE MISSISSIPPI.[VII-1]
33Reflection
17CHAPTER VIII. ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE MISSISSIPPI.[VIII-1]
34Memorable Quotes
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