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The year of decision, 1846 /

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This book tells the story of some people who went west in 1846. 1846 saw the outbreak of the war with Mexico, Fremont and the Bear Flag Revolt, a great Oregon and California emigration, the conquest of New Mexico, Doniphan's expedition, and the tragedy of the Donner party of emigrants--half adu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: De Voto, Bernard, 1897-1955
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Little, Brown and Co., 1943.
Subjects:
West (U.S.) > History.
United States > History > 1815-1861.
Mexican War, 1846-1848.
États-Unis (Ouest) > Histoire.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1815-1861.
Guerre du Mexique, 1846-1848.
United States
West United States
Mexikanischer Krieg
West (U.S.) > History > To 1848.
1815-1861
History
Table of Contents:
  • Build thee more stately mansions
  • The mountain man
  • Pillar of cloud
  • Equinox
  • Spring freshet
  • Oh Susanna!
  • Cain, where are thy brothers?
  • Solstice
  • The image on the sun
  • Sonorous metal
  • Continental divide
  • Atomization
  • Trail's end
  • Anabasis in homespun
  • Down from the Sierra
  • Whether it be fat or lean: Canaan
  • Bill of review: dismissed.