THE GREAT ADVENTURE - How the Mounties Conquered the West

Toronto: Viking - The Penguin Group, 1996. Book. Illus. by Wes Lowe;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xii) 416 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Quarter-bound in dark red on beige boards; lettered in beige on the spine; endpaper maps; headband; illustrated with maps and photographs. Some wear on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; previous owner's name inside. Wraparound dj art by Wes Lowe. The Chapters are: The Adventurers; The NWMP Goes to School; The Colonel; Revenge; The Confederacy; Destroyed from Within; My Horse is My Bride; The Bride's Revolt; They Hang Horse Thieves, Don't They; The Territory; Whiskey; The Traders; Warrior; Baker's Massacre; The Battle of Belly River; Wolfers and Woodhawks; Thirteen Kit Carsons; Departure; Massacre at Duck Lake; A Plague of...; The Death of Romance; Rest; Diarrhea Dust and Disobedience; Sweet Sorrow; On the Road Again; Henri's Adventure; Old Wives and Played Out Horses; Sooty Sons of the Plains; Interlude; Romance Returns; Into the Valley of Death; Theirs Not to Reason Why; Turning Tail; Benton; Best Wishes; and Marching to Many Ghosts..