The West: An Illustrated History

The West: An Illustrated History
ISBN-10
0316922366
ISBN-13
9780316922364
Series
The West
Category
History
Pages
445
Language
English
Published
1996
Publisher
Pub Overstock Unlimited Incorporated
Authors
Dayton Duncan, Geoffrey C. Ward

Description

Presents a companion volume to the series tracing the history of the West

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