The Plains Across: The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi West, 1840-60
by UNRUH Jr., John D
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0252009681
- ISBN 13
- 9780252009686
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Urbana: University of Illinois Press. Very Good+. 1982. Softcover. 0252009681 . A paperback edition of John D. Unruh, Jr.'s highly-regarded history of the movement of a quarter million emigrants across the Great Plains to settle in the American West in the 19th century. With numerous maps, tables and black & white photos, drawings and reproductions of art works; indexed. Includes a foreword by Doyce Nunis. The author died at age 38 in 1976 following surgery for a brain tumor. --- In wraps with sepia image of Albert Bierstadt's "The Oregon Trail" to front panel. --- A well-preserved copy but with a little sunning & a speck of brown soiling to covers and prior owner's signature & info. to title page.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xvi, 364, (2) pages .
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- Bluebird Books (US)
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- Title
- The Plains Across: The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi West, 1840-60
- Author
- UNRUH Jr., John D
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0252009681
- ISBN 13
- 9780252009686
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Place of Publication
- Urbana
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- 0252009681
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