Bernard Augustine DeVoto
DeVoto winner of the Pultizer Prize and the National Book Award, was a renowned scholar-historian.
DeVoto winner of the Pultizer Prize and the National Book Award, was a renowned scholar-historian. See less
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Bernard Augustine DeVoto book reviews
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The year of decision, 1846.
THE BEST
by JosephMM, Nov 28, 2013
DeVoto's YEAR OF DECISION is the most detailed, readable, & original history of US westward expansion I've ever read. Read More
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The year of decision, 1846.
Great book
by rufone, Nov 19, 2008
Bernard DeVoto is one of the most thoroughly researched historical writers of the antebellum period that I've read. He is especially knowledgable about this period as it pretains to the American west ... Read More
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The year of decision, 1846.
US History Comes Alive
Book covers the history of the country during the ZacheryTaylor administration. Many things come together: Mexican War; Mormon migration out of Iowa; settling northern border with Britian; Oregon ... Read More