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035 _a(OCoLC)50559838
050 _aF 591
_b.Sch97 2003
100 _aSchweikart, Larry.
_9108495
245 4 _aThe American West /
_cLarry Schweikart, Bradley J. Birzer.
260 _aHoboken, NJ :
_bWiley,
_cc2003.
300 _axxiv, 542 p. :
_bill., maps
_c24 cm.
500 _aOver 500 entries covering every key event, individual, cultural tradition, and technology associated with the American West.--Book jacket.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 519-542)
520 _aIn this authoritative and comprehensive resource, you'll find detailed information on a vast array of topics related to the American West, including: * Adobe architecture * Apple Computer * Atomic bomb testing * Buffalo Soldiers * Kit Carson * Willa Cather * Colt handguns * Francisco Coronado * Crazy Horse * The Donner Party * Wyatt Earp * Geronimo * The Grand Canyon * Hollywood * Lyndon Johnson * Lewis & Clark * The Louisiana Purchase * Manifest Destiny * The Mexican War * Microsoft * The Missouri Compromise * Mountain Men * Mustangs * Richard Nixon * The Oregon Trail * The Pony Express * Ronald Reagan * Teddy Roosevelt * The Space Needle * Belle Starr * Union Pacific Railroad * Pancho Villa * Western Swing * Winchester rifles * Wounded Knee * Yellowstone National Park * Brigham Young Wiley Desk References are comprehensive, generously illustrated reference works on major historical, cultural, and scientific topics. Their easy-to-use format helps you quickly find just the information you need, while first-person accounts and excerpts from official documents, letters, and other primary sources bring the subject to life. Wiley Desk References give you all the information you need on the subjects that matter most. www.alibris.com
700 _aBirzer, Bradley J.,
_9108496
942 _cALR
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_d75635