This massive annotated bibliography of all known significant eyewitness accounts of nineteenth-century central overland travel fills a conspicuous gap in historical literature, and will greatly accelerate research, writing, and collecting. Platte River Road Narratives includes not only all identifiable overland accounts, but also a number of those identifiable in manuscript form only. Over 2,000 entries identify the author, the form of the passage, overland trip, and give Matte's authoritative commentary and evaluation, ...
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This massive annotated bibliography of all known significant eyewitness accounts of nineteenth-century central overland travel fills a conspicuous gap in historical literature, and will greatly accelerate research, writing, and collecting. Platte River Road Narratives includes not only all identifiable overland accounts, but also a number of those identifiable in manuscript form only. Over 2,000 entries identify the author, the form of the passage, overland trip, and give Matte's authoritative commentary and evaluation, as well as identification of the repository of the source material.
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Add this copy of Platte River Road Narratives: a Descriptive to cart. $27.98, very good condition, Sold by Pioneer Book rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Provo, UT, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by University of Illinois Press.
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Used; very good. Size: 8x1x11; Binding is tight and square. Contents are crisp, clean, complete and undamaged. Book was donated to Friends of Omaha Public Library.
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Good in good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 632 p. All pages and cover are intact. Pages may have dog-ears. Possible slight loose binding or cocked spine. Cover may have creases, deep chips, scuffs, and scratches. The edges and corners may have a good amount of bumps and wear. Book may contain highlighting/underlining and markings or signed by the previous owner. Book may be Ex Library and have stickers, remainder marks, and library pockets. Used copy so book does not contain unused access codes or have the accompanying CD.
Add this copy of Platte River Road Narratives: A Descriptive to cart. $60.00, very good condition, Sold by Friends of the Redwood Librari rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Eureka, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by University of Illinois Press.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by author. 632 p. Two toned red cloth in very good condition. Title, author and stated: With a Foreword by James A. Michener stamped on front cover. Tight, unmarked. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. From FEP to first page of Preface, 2 inch diagonal wrinkle at the bottom of those five pages. Slight shelf bumping on leading edges of front cover. Fascinating compilation of narratives and letters.
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Add this copy of Platte River Road Narratives. a Descriptive to cart. $125.00, like new condition, Sold by Argonaut Book Shop rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by University of Illinois Press.
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First edition. Foreword by James A. Michener. Quarto. xiv, [2], 632pp. Double-page map, index. Two-tone red and maroon cloth, gilt. A very fine copy. An annotated bibliography of 2080 entries grouped by successive years to 1866, arranged alphabetically within each year. Mattes has done a magnificent job, dividing each individual entry into four groups: the heading, route and chronology, content highlights, and compiler's comments. Mattes also rates each entry as to historical and literary value and indicates repositories in which the book may be found. The index is useful and includes the name of the travelers, listed alphabetically; the year of travel and sex of the traveler; the narrative form and medium (diary, journal, etc. ); places of departure and arrival; the section of the Missouri River crossing; and, of course, location within the text.
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