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The Far Western frontier, 1830-1860 / by Ray Allen Billington.
This history presents a pageant of westward exploration, military conquest, commercial penetration, exploitation and settlement. It also considers the various types of frontiersmen, fur trappers, missionaries, Mormons, forty-niners, etc., and their types of adjustment to the new environment.
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- Physical Description: 324 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition: [1st ed.].
- Publisher: New York, Harper [1956]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The Mexican borderlands -- The road to Sante Fe -- The era of the Mountain men -- The coming of the pioneers -- The overland trails -- Texas: Revolution and republic -- Manifest destiny -- The West in the Mexican War -- The California Gold Rush -- The miners' frontier moves Eastward -- The reuniting of East and West.
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- West (U.S.) > History > To 1848.
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Territorial expansion.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | F 591 .B55 1956 | 248306 | Stacks | Available | - |