| Across the Wide Missouri: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize Contributor(s): Devoto, Bernard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395924979 ISBN-13: 9780395924976 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize. Across the Wide Missouri tells the compelling story of the climax and decline of the Rocky Mountain fur trade during the 1830s. More than a history, it portrays the mountain fur trade as a way of business and a way of life, vividly illustrating how it shaped the expansion of the American West. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Expeditions & Discoveries - History | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 978 |
| LCCN: 87026209 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 5.52" W x 8.23" (1.00 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Mountains |
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Contributor Bio(s): Devoto, Bernard: - Bernard DeVoto (1897-1955), winner of the Pulitzer Prize, was a renowned scholar-historian of the American West and one of the country's greatest men of letters. |