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The First to Go West: American Ambition, Bloody Conquest, and the Fateful Journey of Jedediah Smith
By Tom Clavin, Bob Drury
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By Tom Clavin, Bob Drury
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Notes From Your Bookseller
From the authors of Blood and Treasure comes a sweeping portrait of the American West, including its ambition, violence and the people who lived through its making.
Previously published under the title Throne of Grace
The explosive true saga of the legendary adventurer Jedediah Smith and the Mountain Men who explored the American frontier, written by New York Times bestselling authors of Blood and Treasure Bob Drury and Tom Clavin.
It is the early 19th century, and the land recently purchased by President Thomas Jefferson stretches west for thousands of miles. Who inhabits this vast new garden of Eden? What strange beasts and natural formations can be fo...
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The First to Go West: A Guest Post by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin
From the authors of Blood and Treasure comes a sweeping portrait of the American West, including its ambition, violence and the people who lived through its making. Read on for an exclusive essay from Bob Drury and Tom Clavin on writing The First to Go West. Daniel Boone and Jim Bridger. Davy Crockett and Kit […]
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