Kearny's March : The Epic Creation of the American West, 1846-1847

Documents the mid-19th-century mission by General Stephen Watts Kearny that expanded the United States territory to the Pacific Ocean, recounting the formidable dangers faced by his cavalrymen and the roles played by such contributors as Kit Carson, Brigham Young and the infamous Donner Party. By the Pulitzer Prize finalist author of Forrest Gump.