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Eyewitness to the American West : 500 Years of History
by Colbert, David
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140280545
- ISBN 13
- 9780140280548
- Seller
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New Braunfels, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1999. Soft Cover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers show moderate edge wear/ spine hinge creased; spine corners bumped/ several page tips creased
Synopsis
In this collection of letters, diaries, interviews, and public writings from people who were "in the right place at the right time," David Colbert gives us a history of the American West, "but not the one we usually encounter and expect" ( Dallas Morning News ). Spanning 500 years from the Aztecs' first encounter with Spanish conquistadors to the explosion of technology in Silicon Valley today, vivid episodes swirl together, revealing patterns that link early Kentuckians and Asian immigrants, Mormons and black "Buffalo Soldiers," the first Los Angeles smog and an 1811 earthquake that reversed the Mississippi's flow, the Trail of Tears and the Summer of Love, Georgia O'Keefe at Taos, the origin of Levi's, and the eruption of culture in the contemporary Northwest. David Colbert's kaleidoscope of the American experience invites readers to delve into any moment in the history of the West, offering clear themes that will satisfy history buffs, and enough entertaining surprises to delight the casual reader.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harvest Moon Farm Book Cellar
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017841
- Title
- Eyewitness to the American West : 500 Years of History
- Author
- Colbert, David
- Format/Binding
- Soft Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140280545
- ISBN 13
- 9780140280548
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Canada, Limited
- Place of Publication
- E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1999
- Product_type
- 2
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About the Seller
Harvest Moon Farm Book Cellar
Biblio member since 2005
New Braunfels, Texas
About Harvest Moon Farm Book Cellar
Harvest Moon Farm Book Cellar is a family owned and operated on-line bookstore. We are building a small non-conventional farm in the Texas Hill Country. We operate our bookstore out of a small outbuilding. Our books are located by searching every garage sale and thrift store, that we can, in over seven counties. We love the thrill of the hunt and the satisfaction of placing one person's unwanted book in the hands of someone who needs it (it also helps pay for the books we get to keep for ourselves).
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- Spine
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