About this title: Tracing North American exploration from Balboa to Lewis Clark, DeVoto tells in classic fashion how the drama of discovery defined the American nation.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifelin Company
Date Published: 1960
Description: Fair. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall; History of 3 centuries in which a new race engulfed a continent. Cover clean, no tears or nicks. binding coming loose, but holding (still useable) pages clean except edges soiled. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 1998-09-01
ISBN-13:9780395924983ISBN:0395924987
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr
Date Published: 1983-11
ISBN-13:9780803265592ISBN:080326559X
Description: Good. This is a nice paperback copy. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean and bright. Some creases in cover & spine. Corners and edges slightly rubbed and bumped. P/O name is on FFEP. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 1998-09-01
ISBN-13:9780395924983ISBN:0395924987
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Description: Fine. 0395924987 NEVER USED! . There are no highlights, No pen marks, No missing pages. The binding is sturdy. This book may have slight shelf wear. Upgraded shipping on orders over $49.99. Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston
Date Published: 1952
Description: Raisz, Erwin. Very Good. No Jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. WORLD---------------The hard cover has very little wear and has some fade to the spine...Light yellowing to the pages.............The book may have minor flaws that may have gone unnoticed.... read more
Description: Very Good. Tight book, nice text, some wear to cover, waviness/crinkling to pages books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
"Like Across The Wide Missouri, this can be a grind of a read. But these two, along with The Year of Decision 1846, will likely remain the definitive history of American exploration for a very long time."
"This is a magisterial history of the exploration of the west by an icon of western histiography. DeVoto takes in the whole sweep of New World history, from the conquistadors up to Lewis and Clark. Lewis and Clark are the clear apogee of the narrative, and the hundred or so pages on their expedition function as a hundred page mini book within a book.
I learned alot about the exploration of the west in this book, especially in the sections devoted to spanish (inept) and french (daring but lacking ambition) exploration. All forces eventually will yield to the english and later the americans.
Jefferson emerges as a far sighted hero of manifest destiny. This book gives great little known detail on the interaction between westerners and native americans without being biased or unduly sentimental to the existing native cultures.
I thought on the whole he was even handed about alot of controversial issues and his awesome prose and thorough research make this an enduring classic of american history and the "course of empire""
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