So Rugged and Mountainous: Blazing the Trails to Oregon and California 1812-1848 (Overland West Series, Volume 1) by Bagley, Will - 2010

Norman, Ok: University of Oklahoma Press, 2010. 458 pages, including an index and a bibliography. At the lower outer edge of the covers there is a tiny fold. Interior of book is clean, fresh, tight and bright. The story of America's westward migration is a powerful blend of fact and fable. Over the course of three decades, almost a million pioneers transformed the face of a continent. The people who made this perilous journey drove this swift and astonishing change. In this magisterial volume, Will Bagley tells why and how this massive emigration began. A very nice copy, available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box. . Soft Cover. Near Fine.