One of the greatest stories of nineteenth-century America is its expansion into the lands west of the Mississippi. Now acclaimed author Page Stegner shows in one sweeping volume how the opening of the western frontier ignited and defined a young nation's spirit of enterprise and discovery. WINNING THE WILD WEST is an illustrated celebration of that epoch, rich in the deeds and exploits of legendary and forgotten characters, replete with hundreds of never-before-published artefacts and archival images reproduced in full ...
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One of the greatest stories of nineteenth-century America is its expansion into the lands west of the Mississippi. Now acclaimed author Page Stegner shows in one sweeping volume how the opening of the western frontier ignited and defined a young nation's spirit of enterprise and discovery. WINNING THE WILD WEST is an illustrated celebration of that epoch, rich in the deeds and exploits of legendary and forgotten characters, replete with hundreds of never-before-published artefacts and archival images reproduced in full colour. Stories of life on the frontier fire our imaginations, but Page Stegner looks upon this epic story with an unflinching gaze, recognising, as Larry McMurtry notes in his foreword, how severe and equivocal the struggle to 'win' the West was. The American West was once filled with millions of buffalo that were needlessly slaughtered, the rivers were also mismanaged and California, the most western state, saw the complete eradication of native tribes now lost forever. From Lewis and Clark to the massacre at Wounded Knee, Page Stegner re-creates an engrossing, gorgeous panorama of trappers, wagon trains, cattle drives, guns, gold rushes, outlaws, lawmen, settlers, buffalo hunters, railroads, cowboy hats, and barbed wire, all the elements that made a new culture, a new society...a new nation.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Fine, unmarked copy in Fine, unclipped dust jacket; stated first edition, first printing with full number line
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Small quarto. Foreword by Larry McMurtry. 400pp. Illustrated. Remainder mark on the bottom page edge else fine in an about near fine dust jacket with a tear on the rear flap fold and rubbing.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover with dust jacket-full pictorial vinyl over boards with orange lettering on spine and color illustration and title/author on front. Glossy illustrated DJ is identical to pictorial boards. Sewn binding. 400 pages, with illustrations, endnotes, index, and bibliography. Foreword by Larry McMurtry. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. CONDITION: Book AS NEW, binding square and tight, pages bright and unmarked; not a remainder. DJ FINE, faint rubbing on back, else as new; not clipped, protected in a clear archival (Mylar) cover. A beautiful copy. CONTENT: "From Lewis and Clark to the massacre at Wounded Knee, Page Stegner re-creates an engrossing, gorgeous panorama of trappers, wagon trains, cattle drives, guns, gold rushes, outlaws, lawmen, settlers, buffalo hunters, railroads, cowboy hats, and barbed wire-the hard lives of the people and the items they carried that made a new culture, a new society, a new nation." Profusely illustrated with color and B&W photos and drawings. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy.
