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The Prairie Traveler, or Hints on How the West Was Won
This remarkable book, which we have reissued in its 1863 British edition, annotated by Sir Richard Burton the famous/notorious British explorer, was first published in 1859, having been commissioned by the War Department of the United States government. Its subtitle, … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Geography, History, Travel and Exploration
Tagged American West, Randolph B. Marcy, Richard F. Burton
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