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The making of the great West

Samuel Adams Drake · 1887

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About the book

Originally published over 100 years ago, The Making of the Great West is Samuel Adams Drake’s incredible description of the history of the settling of the land west of the Mississippi river. Although designed for young people, Drake makes his story attractive for adults as well who are looking for a compact intelligent view of the history of the making of the great west. Broken down into three groups; three rival civilizations (Spaniards, English and French), Birth of the American Idea and Gold in California and What it Led to. Each area has its own descriptive notes, maps, plans and pictorial illustrations.

Book details

Year
1887
Language
English
Publisher
Digital Scanning
Editions
4
Pages
356
ISBN
9781582184395

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