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Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
xxi, 464 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
During the mid-nineteenth century, a quarter of a million travelers — men, women, and children — followed the “road across the plains” to gold rush California. This magnificent chronicle — the second installment of Will Bagley’s sweeping Overland West series — captures the danger, excitement, and heartbreak of America’s first great rush for riches and its enduring consequences. With narrative scope and detail unmatched by earlier histories,...
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Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xxii, 458 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
The story of America’s westward migration is a powerful blend of fact and fable. Over the course of three decades, almost a million eager fortune-hunters, pioneers, and visionaries transformed the face of a continent—and displaced its previous inhabitants. The people who made the long and perilous journey over the Oregon and California trails drove this swift and astonishing change. In this magisterial volume, Will Bagley tells why and how this...
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