Winning the Wild West
Subtitle: the epic saga of the American frontier, 1800-1899
By: Page Stegner ; foreword by Larry McMurtry.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Free Press; Tehabi Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York; San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.; West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Pictorial works.; West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.; United States -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 19th century.
Genres: Pictorial works.
Description: Chronicles the history of the American frontier from 1800 to 1899, discussing how the expansion into the lands west of the Mississippi influenced the nation's formation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 393) and index.