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The Year of Decision 1846
by DeVoto, Bernard
- Used
- Condition
- Book VG: ex libris bookplate front paste down, mild shelf wear/discoloration to boards and spine, mild toning to endpapers, text/DJ VG: mild shelf wear, NOT clipped
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1943. hardcover. Book VG: ex libris bookplate front paste down, mild shelf wear/discoloration to boards and spine, mild toning to endpapers, text clean, binding tight./DJ VG: mild shelf wear, NOT clipped. 8vo 524pp. from front flap: "This book," writes Mr. DeVoto in his first chapter, "tells the story of some people who went west in 1846. Upon this unassuming statement is based this monumental narrative of a decisive year in the history of the United States--a year which saw the outbreak of the war with Mexico, Fremont and the Bear Flag Revolt, a great Oregon and California emigration, the conquest of New Mexico, the migration of the Mormons, the conquest of California, Zachary Taylor's campaigns in Mexico, Doniphan's expedition, and the tragedy of the Donner party of emigrants, half adults, half children." #02548.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2483
- Title
- The Year of Decision 1846
- Author
- DeVoto, Bernard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book VG: ex libris bookplate front paste down, mild shelf wear/discoloration to boards and spine, mild toning to endpapers, text
- Jacket Condition
- DJ VG: mild shelf wear, NOT clipped
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- history, american history, nineteenth century, nonfiction
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
small online used bookstore based in Chattanooga, TN. Little bit of everything, but lots of modern first editions.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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