One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West Before Lewis and Clark
- ISBN-10
- 0803215304
- ISBN-13
- 9780803215306
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 631
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-01-01
- Publisher
- U of Nebraska Press
- Author
- Colin Gordon Calloway
Description
A professor of history offers a sweeping new history of the Native American West before the Lewis and Clarke expedition opened it to exploration, focusing particular attention on the period of conflict that preceded this period. (History)
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