The American West: The Pictorial Epic of a Continent [Hardcover]

Lucius Morris Beebe (Author), Charles Clegg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1955

dust cover, spine tight. Content is in good condiion.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 511 pages
• Publisher: E.P. Dutton & Company; 1st edition (1955)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1125920831
• ISBN-13: 978-1125920831
• ASIN: B00005VDOC
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,349,121 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must for any fan of Western history!, January 27, 2011

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Bob G. "sfdoomed" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The American West: The Pictorial Epic of a Continent (Hardcover)

I was originally looking this book up on Amazon to see if there were any suggestions for similar items and was shocked to see that nobody had reviewed this absolute classic. This is an absolute essential piece for your bookshelf if you are an aficionado of US History, particularly the classic era of the Western Frontier. What's most notable about this large volume, with over 500 pages, is the numerous illustrations (over 1000!)that will guarantee hours of your enjoyment. Although there are a few scattered photographs here and there, the real gems are the engraved black and white illustrations.
Worth the visual enjoyment alone, The American West: The Pictorial Epic of a Continent is written in an engaging style of colorful narration not seen in today's academic tomes. Much like the newspapers of the day, the authors Beebe & Clegg make fine use of the English language and deliver humor and excitement in their accounts.
From the mountain men to the closing of the frontier, the whole story is presented as an illustrated summary that is always fun to pick up and refer to over and over again. A definite keeper!