--- product_id: 253798250 title: "Simon & Schuster The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West" price: "14030CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/253798250-simon-and-schuster-the-pioneers-the-heroic-story-of-settlers store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # #1 NYT Bestseller status Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative Primary source letters & correspondence Simon & Schuster The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West **Price:** 14030CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Unlock the heroic spirit of America’s pioneers—don’t miss the story everyone’s talking about! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Simon & Schuster The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West - **How much does it cost?** 14030CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/253798250-simon-and-schuster-the-pioneers-the-heroic-story-of-settlers) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Bestseller Buzz:** Join thousands of readers captivated by the #1 New York Times bestseller that’s reshaping American history narratives. - • **Timeless Relevance:** Discover why this heroic chapter resonates powerfully in today’s cultural landscape. - • **Engaging & Insightful:** A deeply researched, entertaining read that offers fresh perspectives on the American ideal. - • **Authentic Pioneer Voices:** Experience history firsthand through original letters and correspondence from early settlers. - • **Award-Winning Storytelling:** Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough brings history to life with masterful prose. ## Overview The Pioneers is a critically acclaimed hardcover by Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough, offering a richly researched and engaging account of the settlers who shaped the American West. Featuring authentic letters and firsthand accounts, this #1 New York Times bestseller delivers a timeless narrative that resonates with modern readers and history enthusiasts alike. ## Description The #1 New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that’s “ as resonant today as ever” ( The Wall Street Journal )―the settling of the Nort Review: Awesome book. - Well written, researched, entertaining and engaging book. David McCullough delivers again. Review: Interesting book - Gives us a really good insight into what the lives of the early pioneers was like, with plenty of direct evidence obtained from letters and correspondence of the people who were actually there. ## Features - The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West Hardcover - May 7, 2019 ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #696 in History of the Americas #53,990 in Textbooks & Study Guides | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 4,865 Reviews | ## Images ![Simon & Schuster The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81G-apL1AIL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome book. *by N***L on 22 September 2025* Well written, researched, entertaining and engaging book. David McCullough delivers again. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting book *by M***R on 31 March 2023* Gives us a really good insight into what the lives of the early pioneers was like, with plenty of direct evidence obtained from letters and correspondence of the people who were actually there. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Expansive endeavour *by B***A on 20 July 2020* Whilst this is a story which focuses on five prime actors, the breath of what David McCullough describes is staggering. To put some perspective on the narrative, the American War of Independence, also known as the American Revolutionary War, which spanned the period from 19 April 1775, until the Treaty of Paris concluded the war on 3 September 1783, with the defeat of Britain and loss of its thirteen eastern seaboard colonies, together with what was known as the Northwest Territory, which is to say the area west of Pennsylvania, east of the Mississippi River, north of the Ohio River to the border with contemporary British Canada. It was a crushing blow for Britain, which some historians consider to be the end of the first British Empire. The Northwest Territory was a vast, lush wilderness, largely uninhabited land mass of some 260,000 square miles (670,000 square kilometres), home to approximately 45,000 indigenous Indian tribes and around 4,000 traders, the latter a mix of Canadian and British subjects. In the fullness of time this new land mass, almost one-third the total area of America would become the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. However, before all of that could take place, it would be the actions of a Massachusetts minister, Reverend Manasseh Cutler, co-founder of the Ohio Company of Associates who would, with Rufus Putnam, Ephraim Cutler (Manasseh oldest son), Joseph Barker House and Samuel Prescott Hildreth encourage a small group of intrepid pioneers to fulfil the intentions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 by making the long and perilous journey up the Ohio River to found the first settlement on the river, which they named Marietta. The story David McCullough so skilfully tells is one of adventure, daring, sadness and injustice, certainly from the standpoint of the indigenous Americans. Notwithstanding the moral issues - and they are significant - this is a narrative that adds new understanding of how Americans populated the Northwest Territory, how the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 banned slavery within the territory, advanced public school education and perhaps above all else was a difficult but nonetheless great endeavour. This is a book which can engender a feeling of being part of this movement west. 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