The American West: Living the Frontier Dream
- ISBN-10
- 0713725486
- ISBN-13
- 9780713725483
- Series
- The American West
- Category
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Pages
- 191
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-01-01
- Authors
- Roberta Wiener, James R. Arnold
Description
Historians James Arnold and Roberta Wiener provide an in-depth account of how the West was settled, including information on the acquisition and creation of food, fuel, clothing, shelter, etc., and the formation of legal and trading frameworks.
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