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A Shovel of Stars: The Making of the American West - 1800 to the Present
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A Shovel of Stars: The Making of the American West - 1800 to the Present Trade paperback - 2002

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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Touchstone Books, 2002. Trade Paperback. Very Good. clean, unmarked copy.
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  • Title A Shovel of Stars: The Making of the American West - 1800 to the Present
  • Author Morgan, Ted
  • Binding Trade Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 560
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Touchstone Books, New York
  • Date 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 350094
  • 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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Captain Amos Stoddard, an artillery officer in the United States Army, arrived in St. Louis in February 1804 in the midst of a peculiar situation.

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Ted Morgan is a biographer, journalist, and historian