Fort Smith: Little Gibraltar on the Arkansas
by Bearss, Edwin C. & Arrell M. Gibson
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0806112328
- ISBN 13
- 9780806112329
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1988. Well-regarded history of this southwestern fort, established in 1817 at the confluence of two rivers on the Arkansas/Oklahoma border, attempting to contain the Osages and Cherokees; it proved more lasting than most such forts, the military & its residents finding new uses for it even after its territory had been 'pacified'. Paperback, later printing, INSCRIBED by co-author Bearss to a friend. Light wear, text clean; [10], 351 pages; index, bibliography, b/w photos, illustrations, maps/plans.. Inscribed by the Author. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 5½" by 8".
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- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- t0754
- Title
- Fort Smith: Little Gibraltar on the Arkansas
- Author
- Bearss, Edwin C. & Arrell M. Gibson
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0806112328
- ISBN 13
- 9780806112329
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Western Americana, Forts, Military History, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indian Wars, Indian Removal, Trail of Tears, Local History
- Size
- 5½" by 8"
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