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BEYOND THE HUNDREDTH MERIDIAN, JOHN WESLEY POWELL AND THE SECOND OPENING OF THE WEST
by STEGNER, WALLACE
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1954., 1954. First edition. First Edition. Cloth. xxiii.-438pp. Several pages of illustrations. 7 Maps. Index Extensive Notes. Introduction by author and historian, Bernard DeVoto. A classic of western literature and an excellent account of the importance of Powell's accomplishments in the study of the Colorado River, but also his continued importance in the study of the entire region and development of a scientific approach to the study and the resultant attitudes of the government and the people of the region. A fine copy in dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and corners.
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- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49991
- Title
- BEYOND THE HUNDREDTH MERIDIAN, JOHN WESLEY POWELL AND THE SECOND OPENING OF THE WEST
- Author
- STEGNER, WALLACE
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company, 1954.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1954
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Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.
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