The Great West
An American Heritage(R) Book

The Great West is a sweeping history of the commissioned expeditions, failed settlements, and land speculation that conquered the American West. A noted historian of the region and a dramatic storyteller, Lavender portrays the moments and movements that shaped the growing United States, from the founding of provisional governments to the laying of the railroads.
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The Great West
An American Heritage(R) Book

The Great West is a sweeping history of the commissioned expeditions, failed settlements, and land speculation that conquered the American West. A noted historian of the region and a dramatic storyteller, Lavender portrays the moments and movements that shaped the growing United States, from the founding of provisional governments to the laying of the railroads.
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The Great West

The Great West

by David Lavender
The Great West

The Great West

by David Lavender

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An American Heritage(R) Book

The Great West is a sweeping history of the commissioned expeditions, failed settlements, and land speculation that conquered the American West. A noted historian of the region and a dramatic storyteller, Lavender portrays the moments and movements that shaped the growing United States, from the founding of provisional governments to the laying of the railroads.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780618001897
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 09/01/2000
Pages: 480
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Lavender has written more than thirty histories, novels, and young adult books about the American West, including The Way to the Western Sea and One Man's West.

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