Pathfinders of the West / Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who / Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, / Lewis and Clark

The narrative traces exploration of the North American Northwest through adventurous accounts of early voyageurs and later expeditions, following figures such as Pierre Esprit Radisson, Médard Chouart Groseillers, La Vérendrye, and the Lewis and Clark party. It combines travel journals, contemporary documents, and illustrations to reconstruct voyages, fur-trade ventures, encounters with Indigenous peoples, and the mapping and fort-building that opened the region. The author challenges conventional crediting of certain explorers, highlights archival discoveries that revise established narratives, and presents a sequence of expeditions that shaped knowledge of rivers, prairies, and mountain passes.