An Atlas of Southern Trails to the Mississippi

An Atlas of Southern Trails to the Mississippi; by Carrie Eldridge; Published: 1999; 17x11; vi+41 pp; Soft Cover; Item # CE02 Religion, politics, and economics along with, in some cases, and healthy sense of discovery and exploration drove people to the New World. Those same factors drove people, from the earliest colonial days, to move ever westward. Standing between the early American colonies and the majority of the continent were the Appalachians. The entire mountainous region was thick with tree and undergrowth, hillsides and rivers, breached only by the game trails of buffalo and game. Settlers first conquered the region by foot and on horseback. Later, expanded trails allowed wagons to pass from the east into Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Cumberland River valleys. In all, it took 150 years to reach and settle the Ohio River. Another 75 years saw settlement up to the Mississippi. In 225 years from the first colony in 1625, European settlers has pushed and settled their way to the