The course of empire /
From the 16th century through the year 1805, De Voto tells the story of American westward expansion, emphasizing that not only the promise of material gains but also the satisfactions of conquering a wilderness spurred on the indomitable explorers and pioneers
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Houghton Mifflin
[1952]
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1989, c1952 Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, [c1952] Boston : Houghton Mifflin; Riverside Press 1952 Boston : Houghton Mifflin; Riverside Press, ©1952 Boston, [1952] Boston, 1952 Boston, Cambridge, [1952] Boston, Cambridge, 1952 Boston, 1952 Boston : 1952 Boston : 1952 |
| Series: | American Heritage library
American heritage library |
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| Summary: | From the 16th century through the year 1805, De Voto tells the story of American westward expansion, emphasizing that not only the promise of material gains but also the satisfactions of conquering a wilderness spurred on the indomitable explorers and pioneers |
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| Item Description: | Includes index Introduction by Wallace Stegner: p. [vii]-xxii London ed. (Eyre & Spottiswodde) has title: Westward the course of empire Map on endpapers Maps on lining-papers |
| Physical Description: | 647 pages : maps ; 22 cm xvii, 647 p maps (part col.) 22 cm. xvii, 647 p. : maps (part col.) ; 22 cm xvii, 647 p. : maps 8part col.) ; 22 cm xvii, 647 pages : maps (part color) ; 22 cm xvii, 647 pages : maps (some color) ; 22 cm xvii, [5], 647 pages : maps (some color) ; 22 cm xxii, [xi], 647 p. : maps ; 22 cm xxxv, 647 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm |
| Awards: | National Book Award, 1953: Nonfiction |
| Bibliography: | Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 561-631) Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (pages 561-631) Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-631) and index Includes bibliographical references includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0395510147 9780395510148 |