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The Old West: Day by Day by Flanagan, Mike
- Bookseller: Early West
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: U112
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: As New in As New dj
- Quantity available: 8
- Edition: First Edition~ First Printing
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0816026890
- ISBN 13: 9780816026890
- Publisher: Facts On File
- Place: New York, NY
- Date published: 1995
- Pages: 498
- Size: 9 x 11.5 x 1 inches
- Weight: 3.05 pounds
Description
New York, NY: Facts On File. As New in As New dj 1995. First Edition~ First Printing. Hardcover. Index, biblio, 129 b/w illustrations and photos. Black cloth. This unique historical reference chronicles the peak years of westward expansion from the first discovery of gold in California (1848) to the massacre at Wounded Knee (1890). A must for anyone interested in the Old West, Flanagan list more than 15,000 chronological entries, documenting both the major historical events as well as the quotidian. ~ 4to 11" - 13" tall~ 498 pages .
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