Prairie Fever: British Aristocrats in the American West 1830-1890
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Book Description
The extraordinary story of the British aristocracy's encounter with American frontier life in the nineteenth century.
From the 1830s onward, a succession of well-born Britons headed west to the great American wilderness to find adventure and fulfillment. They brought their dogs, sporting guns, valets, and all the attitudes and prejudices of their class. Prairie Fever ex... More
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Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Binding | Hardcover |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 368 |
ISBN-10 | 0393072398 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0393072396 |
Publication Date | 06/18/2012 |
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10/17/2012 Peni Griffin said: Plenty of material here for any number of westerns
tags: I read in galley
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