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The Garden of the World, or the Great West; Its History, Its Wealth, Its Natural Advantages, and Its Future. Also, Comprising a Complete Guide to Emigrants, with a Full description of the Different Routes Westward by [Dana, C.W.] - 1856

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The Garden of the World, or the Great West; Its History, Its Wealth, Its Natural Advantages, and Its Future. Also, Comprising a Complete Guide to Emigrants, with a Full description of the Different Routes Westward by [Dana, C.W.] - 1856

The Garden of the World, or the Great West; Its History, Its Wealth, Its Natural Advantages, and Its Future. Also, Comprising a Complete Guide to Emigrants, with a Full description of the Different Routes Westward

by [Dana, C.W.]

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Boston: Wentworth and Company, 1856. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 396 pages. Blind and gold stamped burgundy cloth covers are faded and rubbed. There is a little light wear along edges. Penciled notations on paste downs. Scattered foxing, Volume remains tight.

  • Bookseller Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps US (US)
  • Format/Binding Cloth - Hard Cover
  • Book Condition Used - Fair
  • Jacket Condition No Dust Jacket
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  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Wentworth and Company
  • Place of Publication Boston
  • Date Published 1856

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The garden of the world, or, The great West; its history, its wealth, its natural advantages, and its future

by DANA, C.W

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1856 1ed Great West CALIFORNIA Texas America Gold Mining INDIANS Railroads RARE

C.W. Dana's 'The Great West' is a fascinating account of the American west, following the surge in migration westward after the Gold Rush. This book functioned as an emigration guide, giving both physical and historical descriptions of the West. Dana focused on each state – Ohio, Missouri, Texas, California, etc. – the Octagon Settlement Company, Vegetarian Settlement, rivers, and most importantly the travelling routes of the West.

According to Wagner-Camp:
"This book is a compilation of information including statistics, speeches and pamphlets concerning the United States west of the Alleghenies. 'The West' for Dana embraces the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas Territory, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, Washington Territory and California. The author describes a number of routes to the west."

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