The trans-Mississippi West (1803-1853) : a history of its acquisition and settlement / Cardinal Goodwin.

Cont.: The purchase of Louisiana -- American explorations west of the Mississippi, 1804-1822 -- The settlement of the Louisiana purchase and the adjustment of boundaries to 1821 -- The American fur trade and commerce in the West -- The American occupation of Texas -- Early claims to Oregon -- Later explorations west of the Mississippi -- Early American settlement of Iowa and Minnesota -- The settlement of the Oregon country -- The acquisition of Texas -- Oregon diplomacy through 1846 -- The settlement of the Great Salt Lake Basin -- The settlement of California -- The Mexican cession.