Penny-an-acre empire in the West
By: collected and edited by Edgar I. Stewart.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1968
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
Subjects: Hazen, William Babcock, 1830-1887; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876; Great Plains -- Description and travel; Great Plains -- Economic conditions
Description: A hotly debated subject throughout the nation in the 1870s was the worth or the worthlessness of the western lands. This volume brings together various documents setting forth the arguments on both sides.
Notes: Bibliographical footnotes.