Citadel In the Wilderness the Story Of Fort Snelling and The Northwest Frontier

Coward - Mccann. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. Some dust jacket wear. ; 255 pages .

New York:: Coward-McCann, 1966. 1st edition, 1st printing.. hardcover. very good in very good dust jacket. 8vo. 255pp. 16 plates.. some light soil to dj & edges. small label removed from top corner of first endpaper. short piece of clear tape reinforces bottom of dj at spine. Family run used bookstore open to the public since 1988. 30… Read more about this item

New York: Coward - McCann, Inc.. Good in Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. DJ has fading, chipping, wear, yellowing, and has been price clipped. .

NY: COWARD MCCANN. VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1966.

Coward-Mccann, Inc. , N. Y.. 1966. First Edition. The author recreates the lonely outpost that dominated the northwesternmost edge of the frontier during the first perilous years of America's westward expansion. The story begins with the Louisiana Purchase. Zebulon Pike voyaged upriver by keelboat to choose the site for Fort Snelling. Josiah Snelling and Zachary Taylor… Read more about this item

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2001. Paperback. Near Fine. 255 pages, spine slightly faded. Fort Snelling was built at the point where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers merged. Jones describes the history of the fort, its effect on the Native Americans of the region, and its role in the westward movement. ; 5 1/2 x 8