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Shovel Of Stars: The Making of the American West 1800 to the Present
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Shovel Of Stars: The Making of the American West 1800 to the Present Paperback - 1996

by Morgan, Ted

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This vivid, panoramic history continues the exciting story begun in Wilderness at Dawn, tracing through the eyes--and adventures--of ordinary people the saga of the settlement of the United States. "Embraces the texture and the drama of the West in all its heartbreak and heroism".--Booklist. Photos & maps.

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New York: Touchstone Books/Simon & Schuster, 1996. First Trade Paperback Edition. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback As New. Ted Morgan continues the exciting story begun in " Wilderness at Dawn", tracing through the eyes and adventures of ordinary people the saga of the settlement of the United States. From the devastating effects of the Louisiana Purchase and the white man's belief in Manifest Destiny" on Native populations to the impact of expansion into the Northwest Territory on the conflict between free and slave states; from the lure of the riches of the wilderness that erupted into battles for trapping and land rights and the rush for gold in California and silver and gold in the Nevada desert to the search for a home that brought the Mormons to Utah and sent intrepid homesteaders north to Alaska, Morgan illuminates the human costs and triumphs that shaped America. 559 pages, Notes and Index. 9 x 5.75 x 1.5 inches. 1996, Touchstone Books/Simon & Schuster, New York.
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  • Title Shovel Of Stars: The Making of the American West 1800 to the Present
  • Author Morgan, Ted
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Trade Paperback Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 560
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Touchstone Books/Simon & Schuster, New York
  • Date 1996
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 027105
  • ISBN 9780684814926 / 0684814927
  • Weight 1.84 lbs (0.83 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.08 x 5.98 x 1.27 in (23.06 x 15.19 x 3.23 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: California
    • Geographic Orientation: Nevada
    • Geographic Orientation: Utah
  • Library of Congress subjects Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.), West (U.S.) - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94043838
  • Dewey Decimal Code 978

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Ted Morgan is a biographer, journalist, and historian