Land Grab: the Truth about "the Winning of the West."A revealing account of the West's development that details the way in which land was taken from the Indians and then abused and destroyed. |
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AUTHORS NOTE vii | 1 |
THE FUR TRADE IN THE WEST | 115 |
THE CATTLE BARONS | 179 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Land Grab: the Truth about "the Winning of the West." |
| Author | John Upton Terrell |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Dial Press, 1972 |
| Length | 277 pages |
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