Across the Wide Missouri

English

ISBN: 0395924979

EAN: 9780395924976

Category: History / United States / General

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers

Release Date: 09/30/1998

Synopsis: 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.

Awards: Pulitzer Prize – null 

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Across the Wide Missouri

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.13 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 16.37 oz

Pages: 480