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Classics of the Old West
Western Americana volume reel 284, no. 2827
Western frontier library volume 007
Western Americana volume reel 284, no. 2827
Western frontier library volume 007
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In 1811 a group of American traders built a fort at the mouth of the Columbia River, named Fort Astoria in honour of its financier, John Jacob Astor. Envisioned as the spur of a fur-trading empire, by 1813 the project was a business failure and the fort was surrendered to the British. But in its short life Astoria rendered incalculable benefits to public understanding of the Great Northwest. The exploration of trade routes, the description of various...
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Senate executive document volume 30th Congress, 1st session, no. 7
30th Cong. 1st sess. Senate. Ex. doc. no. 7
Western Americana volume reel 552, no. 5557
30th Cong. 1st sess. Senate. Ex. doc. no. 7
Western Americana volume reel 552, no. 5557
Pub. Date
1848
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Western Americana volume reel 467, no. 4674
Rio Grande classic
American exploration and travel volume 14
Rio Grande classic
American exploration and travel volume 14
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Western Americana frontier history of the trans-Mississippi West 1550-1900 volume reel 99, no. 1058
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Western Americana frontier history of the Trans-Mississippi West 1550-1900 volume reel 516, no. 5183
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1877
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Western Americana frontier history of the trans-Mississippi West 1550-1900 volume reel 432, no. 4367
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The 5th Cavalry and its companies were variously commanded by many Union and Confederate notable officers including R.E. Lee, Phil Sheridan, and George A. Custer. Includes detailed officer biographies and rosters in addition to unit statistics.
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1360L
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This book describes Roosevelt's routine labor and extraordinary adventrues, including a stint as a deputy sheriff pursuing three horse thieves through the cold of winter. Whether recounting stories of cowboy fights or describing his hunting of elk, antelope and bear, his book expresses his lifelong delight in physical hardihood and tests of nerve.
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Western Americana frontier history of the trans-Mississippi West 1550-1900 volume reel 366, no. 3561
19) Pony tracks
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Fifteen sketches of Army and sporting life, chiefly in the western part of the United States and in northern Mexico.