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Across the wide Missouri / by Bernard DeVoto ; illustrated with paintings by Alfred Jacob Miller, Charles Bodmer and George Catlin ; with an account of the discovery of the Miller collection by Mae Reed Porter.
The story of the climax and decline of the Rocky Mountain fur trade during the 1830s.
Record details
- Physical Description: xxvii, 483 pages, [48] leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Bonanza Books, �1947.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-468) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The prairie traveler (1833) -- The brass knuckles (1832) -- Massacre : sport and business (1832) -- Paul Bunyan's fair (1833) -- Absaroka (1833) -- The theme of wonder (1833-1834) -- The winter lodge -- To men benighted (1834) -- Parable of the Samaritan (1835) -- The Meridian Passage (1836) -- The conqueror (1837) -- A painter on the trail (1837) -- Away, you rolling river (1838) -- Appendices: Chronology of the mountain fur trade -- The first illustrators of the west -- Notes.
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- Subject:
- Fur trade > West (U.S.)
West (U.S.) > History > To 1848.
Fur trade.
United States, West. - Genre:
- History.
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | F 592 .D48 1947 | 269361 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | History #53 | 276650 | Deloria Collection | Available | - |
Summary:
The story of the climax and decline of the Rocky Mountain fur trade during the 1830s.