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Seduced By The West : Jefferson's America And The Lure Of The Land Beyond The Mississippi Hardcover - 2003

by Carlson , Laurie Winn

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In her provocative new book, Carlson questions the larger aims of the famed Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806 and sees it as part of a broad range of schemes to wrest the American West from the claims of established European powers. 3 maps.

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Ivan R. Dee, 2003. Hardcover. Fine. As new . First Printing . Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .
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  • Title Seduced By The West : Jefferson's America And The Lure Of The Land Beyond The Mississippi
  • Author Carlson , Laurie Winn
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 010980
  • ISBN 9781566634908 / 1566634903
  • Weight 0.96 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 6.04 x 0.98 in (21.59 x 15.34 x 2.49 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects West (U.S.) - History - To 1848, Jefferson, Thomas
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002031259
  • Dewey Decimal Code 978.02

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/15/2003, Page 1444
  • Choice, 01/01/2004, Page 971
  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/2003, Page 356
  • Library Journal, 05/01/2003, Page 134
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/17/2003, Page 62

About the author

Laurie Winn Carlson's A Fever in Salem, a new interpretation of the New England witch trials, was widely praised. She has also written frequently on the history of the West, including Cattle: An Informal Social HIstory; Sidesaddles to Heaven; and Boss of the Plains. She lives in Cheney, Washington.