The Final Challenge: The American Frontier, 1804-1845

The Frontier People of America #4

by Dale Van Every

In the final volume of his history of the American frontier the author describes how the pioneers opened the West from the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific

Genres: History, American History

378 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

Born in 1896, American author Dale Van Every turned out a number of volumes on American history, including a biography of Charles Lindbergh. Van Every was also a busy playwright in the 1920s; his Broadway offering Telling the World was filmed in 1929, whereupon the writer set up shop in Hollywood. His screenplays include the literary adaptations Trader Horn (1931) and Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932). In 1937, he shared an Oscar nomination for the film version of Kipling's Captains Courageous. In 1940, Dale Van Every produced the Paramount actioner Rangers of Fortunes, then returned to screenwriting, remaining in this field until 1957. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide