First Across the Continent: The Story of the Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1803-4-5
by Brooks, Noah
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- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Birmingham, Alabama: Palladium Press, 2007. Full Leather. Near Fine. 21 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 365pp. Bound into full grey leather with gilt design, lettering, and foredges. 3 raised bands to spine, marble endpapers. Printed for members of "The Frontier Classics Library". Reprints the Charles Scribner's 1901 edition. Fold-out map in rear. Scratch to gilt foredge.
Synopsis
Napoleon Bonaparte of France sold the vast tract of land known as the country of Louisiana in 1803. The price: fifteen million dollars. There was great opposition to this plan which was ridiculed by many who insisted the region was not only wild but uninhabitable and worthless. Lewis and Clark's successful expedition influenced the history of the West immensely and Brooks has done a marvelous job describing that time.
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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76282
- Title
- First Across the Continent: The Story of the Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1803-4-5
- Author
- Brooks, Noah
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Palladium Press
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Date Published
- 2007
- Bookseller catalogs
- Old West;
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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....
- Fine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
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- Raised Band(s)
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