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News of the plains and rockies, 1802-1865 : original narratives of overland travel andadventure selected from the Wagner-Camp-Becker Bibliography of Western Americana. Vol. 1, A: early explorers, 1803-1812 : B: fur hunters, 1813-1847. Vol. 3, G: warriors, 1834-1865 : H: scientists, artists, 1835-1859. Vol. 2, E: missionaries, Mormons, 1821-1864 : F: Indian agents, captives, 1832-1865 by David A. White, Henry Raup Wagner, David A. White is a book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><b>Our most important primary accounts of early western adventure</b> are brought together in this series of eight volumes. The authors were some of the frontier’s first European travelers and explorers. Independent in spirit and background, the individuals who penned these reports collectively gave us our first Western images.</p> <p>An introductory Perspective to each section provides historical context. Each original narrative is supported with explanatory text by the editor presenting the significance of the report, a biography of its author, and the adventurer’s itinerary along with highlights of the journey. The legacy resulting from the narrative, contemporary critical statements about the text and modern evaluations of the reports are included for deeper study.</p> <p>Each of the 167 narratives in the series has been selected by the editor from the premier bibliography on Western exploration and travel: <i>The Plains & the Rockies,</i> by Wagner, Camp, and Becker. Each account25 pages or less provides a fundamental record which, in total, creates a comprehensive eight-volume record of exploration.</p> <p><b>Immediate, inspiring and insightful,</b> these shorter c
- Author
- David A. White, Henry Raup Wagner, David A. White
- Publisher
- Spokane, Wash. : Arthur H. Clark Co., 1996-1998.
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780870623110
- Subjects
- History, Travel, Humanities
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