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The Plains Across: The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi West, 1840-60 (Paperback)

by John D. Unruh (Author) "BEFORE SIXTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD JOSEPH WILLIAMS left his Indiana home in 1841 to make the long trek overland to the Oregon country, his friends sought to dissuade..." (more)
Key Phrases: westbound overlanders, prospective overlanders, one overlander, Fort Laramie, Salt Lake City, South Pass (more...)
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Product Details
  • Paperback: 592 pages
  • Publisher: University of Illinois Press; Unabridged edition (October 1, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0252063600
  • ISBN-13: 978-0252063602
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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