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Shovel of Stars: The Making of the American West 1800 to the Present Paperback - 1996

by Ted Morgan

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This vivid, panoramic history continues the exciting story begun in Wilderness at Dawn, tracing through the eyes--and adventures--of ordinary people the saga of the settlement of the United States. "Embraces the texture and the drama of the West in all its heartbreak and heroism".--Booklist. Photos & maps.

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Continuing the saga that began with Wilderness at Dawn, a chronicle of the American West recounts the formation of the remainder of the United States, from the Louisiana Purchase through the settling of Alaska.

This vivid, panoramic history continues the exciting story begun in Wilderness at Dawn, tracing through the eyes--and adventures--of ordinary people the saga of the settlement of the United States.

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Captain Amos Stoddard, an artillery officer in the United States Army, arrived in St. Louis in February 1804 in the midst of a peculiar situation.

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  • Title Shovel of Stars: The Making of the American West 1800 to the Present
  • Author Ted Morgan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 560
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Touchstone Books, New York
  • Publication date 1996-04-19
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780684814926 / 0684814927
  • Weight 1.84 lbs (0.83 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.08 x 5.98 x 1.27 in (23.06 x 15.19 x 3.23 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: California
    • Geographic Orientation: Nevada
    • Geographic Orientation: Utah
  • Category History - U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.), West (U.S.) - History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 94043838
  • Dewey Decimal Code 978

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Ted Morgan is a biographer, journalist, and historian
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