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NEW LANDS, NEW MEN: America and the Second Great Age of Discovery.
by Goetzmann, William
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very near fine in gray boards with a white cloth spine, lacking the dj (remainder line.0
- ISBN 10
- 0670810681
- ISBN 13
- 9780670810680
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About This Item
New York:: The Viking Press,, (1986.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in gray boards with a white cloth spine, lacking the dj (remainder line.0. First printing. His third and final volume on the study on science and the exploration of the American West that he began with his Pulitzer prize-winning 'Exploration and Empire' and continued in 'Army Exploration in the American West.' This volume has a wider focus, influenced in part by the United State's current global power - in this book, he covers over two centuries - from the 17th to the 19th - as he examines scientific development on an international scale, relating advances in Europe to the American scene, and showing how the explorations of Europeans affected the growth of the American West and the work of American scientists, explorers, and artists. Includes several 'portfolios' of art. Bibliographical notes, index. 524 pp. Map endpapers.
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- Title
- NEW LANDS, NEW MEN: America and the Second Great Age of Discovery.
- Author
- Goetzmann, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Very near fine in gray boards with a white cloth spine, lacking the dj (remainder line.0
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670810681
- ISBN 13
- 9780670810680
- Publisher
- The Viking Press,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- (1986.)
- Keywords
- western americana, exploration, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, science,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: USA;
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