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Long day's journey : the steamboat & stagecoach era in the northern West / Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes.
Schwantes gathers historical photos, advertisements, posters, and contemporary accounts to recreate one of the most colorful periods in the American West. 255 illustrations, 40 in color. --From publisher's description.
Record details
- ISBN: 0295976918
- ISBN: 9780295976914
- Physical Description: 408 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 x 27 cm
- Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©1999.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-402) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Golden years, 1831-1869 : Soft gold defines a distant land ; The way west by land and sea ; Oregon unbound, or the formative fifties ; The pulse of a continent ; Rocky Mountain gold fever ; Ho for Idaho! Steamboats to the gold country ; Via Shank's mare and stagecoach ; Long hauls overland: the freighters ; Contested terrain ; Ben Holladay builds a stagecoach empire ; Stagecoaching adapts to the frontier west ; Travail by stagecoach ; Navigating on a heavy dew ; The burdens of time and space ; Landscapes of the steamboat and stagecoach era -- Reconfiguring the west, 1869-1900 : Overland to Promontory and beyond ; Monopoly rules the empire of the Columbia ; Winding down the Missouri ; Sail, steam, and the rise of Seattle ; Symbols of an era -- Suggestions for further reading.
- Awards Note:
- Western History Association Joan Paterson Kerr Book Award, 2001.
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Overland journeys to the Pacific.
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Frontier and pioneer life > Northwestern States.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
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Voyages en diligence > États-Unis (Nord-Ouest) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Bateaux à vapeur > États-Unis (Nord-Ouest) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
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Frontier and pioneer life.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
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Geschichte 1800-1900. - Genre:
- History.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | F 593 .S39 1999 | 680409 | Stacks | Available | - |
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