This massive annotated bibliography of all known significant eyewitness accounts of 19th-century central overland fills a conspicuous gap in historical literature, and will greatly accelerate research, writing, and collecting in this important phase of western. Platte River Road Narratives includes not only all identifiable overland accounts, but also a far greater number of all identifiable in manuscript form only. The format for over 2,000 entries allows for identification of the author, the form of the passage, overland ...
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This massive annotated bibliography of all known significant eyewitness accounts of 19th-century central overland fills a conspicuous gap in historical literature, and will greatly accelerate research, writing, and collecting in this important phase of western. Platte River Road Narratives includes not only all identifiable overland accounts, but also a far greater number of all identifiable in manuscript form only. The format for over 2,000 entries allows for identification of the author, the form of the passage, overland trip, and Matte's authoritative commentary and evaluation, as well as identification of the repository of the source material.
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Seller's Description:
Used; very good. Size: 8x1x11; Binding is tight and square. Contents are crisp, clean, complete and undamaged. Book was donated to Friends of Omaha Public Library.
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Good in good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 632 p. All pages and cover are intact. Pages may have dog-ears. Possible slight loose binding or cocked spine. Cover may have creases, deep chips, scuffs, and scratches. The edges and corners may have a good amount of bumps and wear. Book may contain highlighting/underlining and markings or signed by the previous owner. Book may be Ex Library and have stickers, remainder marks, and library pockets. Used copy so book does not contain unused access codes or have the accompanying CD.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by author. 632 p. Two toned red cloth in very good condition. Title, author and stated: With a Foreword by James A. Michener stamped on front cover. Tight, unmarked. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. From FEP to first page of Preface, 2 inch diagonal wrinkle at the bottom of those five pages. Slight shelf bumping on leading edges of front cover. Fascinating compilation of narratives and letters.
