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THE OUTER COAST: An Odyssey of the Explorers, Adventurers, and Scoundrels Who Confronted the Pacific Wilderness When it Was the Edge of the World

Name: THE OUTER COAST: An Odyssey of the Explorers, Adventurers, and Scoundrels Who Confronted the Pacific Wilderness When it Was the Edge of the World
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Richard Batman

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An odyssey of the explorers, adventurers, and scoundrels who confronted the Pacific wilderness when it was the edge of the world. The west coast of North America in the mid-eighteenth century, sparsely settled and little known to the rest of the world, precipitously entered the fold of history largely through the undertakings of three legendary travelers. The formidable and autocratic Spanish priest Father Junipero Serra founded a string of mission sin California for the greater glory of God. The intrepid Englishman Captain James Cook made landmark voyages that opened the Pacific region to trade. And a restless hunter from North Carolina, Daniel Boone, trekked into the wild, luring other adventurers across the continent.

GenresHistoryNautical

384 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1985