Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1943., 1943. First edition. First Edition. Cloth. 538pp. Maps on Endpapers, plus 5 within the text block. A well-written account of the following events of 1846: the Mexican War, Fremont Expedition, Bear Flag Revolt, the great emigration to California and Oregon, conquest of New Mexico, Mormon migration, Doniphans expedition, and the tragedy of the Donner party. A fine bright copy. Dust jacket shows light wear to spine ends, else fine.

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Bookseller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 50708
Title: THE YEAR OF DECISION 1846
Author: DEVOTO, BERNARD
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1943.
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1943

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Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.

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