The American Heritage Book of Great Adventures of the Old West
- ISBN-10
- 0828100101
- ISBN-13
- 9780828100106
- Category
- History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1969
- Publisher
- American Heritage Press
Description
Twenty true adventure stories by noted Western authors on the Alamo, the gold rush, Geronimo and the Lincoln County War, etc.
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