Author: WARD, GEOFFREY
Title: The West : an illustrated history / narrative by Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary film script by Geoffrey C. Ward and Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Stephen Ives and Ken Burns ; and contributions by Dayton Duncan [et al.]
Description: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1996. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. Physical description: xvii. 445p. : ill. (some col.). facsims. maps (some col.). ports. ; 29cm. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p435. Summary: This is the history of the American West as it really happened. The book focuses on the experiences of men and women - explorers. soldiers. Indian warriors. railroad builders. showmen. outlaws and others - who peopled the drama. Their lives are recounted in their own words through letters. diaries and memoirs. all illustrated. Subject: West (U.S.) - History. United States. American history. History/ Americas (North. Central. South. West Indies) Other names: Duncan. Dayton. Genre: Illustrated. ISBN: 0297821814. Weight in Kg appr.:

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