The Great West / by the editors of American heritage ; editor in charge: Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. ; author: David Lavender ; pictorial commentary: Ralph K. Andrist.
Lavender, David, 1910-2003.; Andrist, Ralph K.; Josephy, Alvin M., 1915-2005, editor.
1965
F591 .L387
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Title
The Great West / by the editors of American heritage ; editor in charge: Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. ; author: David Lavender ; pictorial commentary: Ralph K. Andrist.
Author
Lavender, David, 1910-2003.
Uniform Title
American heritage.
Publication Details
New York : American Heritage Publishing Co. ; Book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, c1965.
Language
English
Description
416 pages : illustrations (some color) facsimiles, maps (some folded color) portraits (some color) ; 29 cm
Call Number
F591 .L387
Dewey Decimal Classification
978
Summary
A survey of the history of the American West, from ancient times through the beginning of the 20th century. Uses original art and photographs from the period.
Note
Includes index.
Available Note
Also issued online.
Awards
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Western Heritage Award for nonfiction, 1966.
Added Author
Andrist, Ralph K.
Josephy, Alvin M., 1915-2005, editor.
Available in Other Form
American heritage history of the great West.
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The Southwestern Barriers 1825-1844
The Great Surge 1832-1846
New Empires 1846-1848
The Miseries of Richness 1848-1854
The Great Prize 1852-1861
Clearing the Way 1854-1870
High, Wide, and Ugly 1870-1890
New Values 1890-1914.

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