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The Prairie Traveler, or Hints on How the West Was Won

Posted on November 6, 2014 by

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 →

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