Shovel Of Stars: The Making of the American West 1800 to the PresentContinuing the saga that began with Wilderness at Dawn, a chronicle of the American West recounts the formation of the remainder of the United States, from the Louisiana Purchase through the settling of Alaska. This vivid, panoramic history continues the exciting story begun in Wilderness at Dawn, tracing through the eyes--and adventures--of ordinary people the saga of the settlement of the United States. |
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A SHOVEL OF STARS: The Making of the American West 1800 to the Present
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A shovel of stars: the making of the American West, 1800 to the present
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Introduction | 13 |
The Mississippi Frontier | 43 |
hi The Florida Frontier | 58 |
Part | 75 |
The Arkansas Frontier | 96 |
The Michigan Frontier | 105 |
The Wisconsin Frontier | 115 |
The Iowa Frontier | 125 |
The Colorado Frontier | 276 |
The Dakota Frontier | 295 |
The Montana Frontier 3 6 | 331 |
The Washington Frontier | 332 |
The Wyoming Frontier | 349 |
The Idaho Frontier | 362 |
Part Six THE PROBLEM STATES | 377 |
The Utah Frontier | 378 |
Part Three | 133 |
The California Frontier | 155 |
The Minnesota Frontier | 182 |
Bleeding Kansas | 198 |
The West Virginia Dilemma | 216 |
The Nevada Frontier | 224 |
The Nebraska Frontier | 233 |
Texas and the Cattle Frontier | 251 |
Part Five THE PARTISAN LOGJAM | 273 |
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A Shovel of Stars: The Making of the American West, 1800 to the Present Ted Morgan Tampilan cuplikan - 1995 |
A Shovel of Stars: The Making of the American West, 1800 to the Present Ted Morgan Tampilan cuplikan - 1995 |
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Halaman 12 - But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me and I can't stand it. I been there before.
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Informasi bibliografi
| Judul | Shovel Of Stars: The Making of the American West 1800 to the Present |
| Pengarang | Ted Morgan |
| Edisi | berilustrasi |
| Penerbit | Simon and Schuster, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0684814927, 9780684814926 |
| Tebal | 560 halaman |
| Ekspor Kutipan | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |