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Prairie fever : British aristocrats in the American West, 1830-1890 /

Recounts the lives and adventures of British aristocrats who explored and settled in the American West between 1830 and 1890, becoming landowners and making social adjustments to rub elbows with fur traders, Indians and buffalo hunters.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pagnamenta, Peter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2012]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
British > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Aristocracy (Social class) > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
British > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Pioneers > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Wilderness areas > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
West (U.S.) > History > To 1848.
West (U.S.) > History > 1848-1860.
West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890.
West (U.S.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Description
Summary:Recounts the lives and adventures of British aristocrats who explored and settled in the American West between 1830 and 1890, becoming landowners and making social adjustments to rub elbows with fur traders, Indians and buffalo hunters.
Physical Description:xvii, 338 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780393072396 (hbk.)
0393072398 (hbk.)