William H.Ashley: Enterprise and Politics in the Trans-Mississippi West

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A reprint of a 1980 biography (with a new foreword) of the man who organized the first successful fur-gathering enterprise in the central Rocky Mountains in the 1820s. Ashley’s rationalization of the industry forecast later American efforts to conquer the distances and exploit the resources of the West. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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ISBN 0806122161
ISBN13 9780806122168
Number of pages 305
Original Title William H.Ashley: Enterprise and Politics in the Trans-Mississippi West
Published Date 1990
Book Condition Very good
Jacket Condition No Dustjacket
Binding Paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Norman
Edition New edition
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A reprint of a 1980 biography (with a new foreword) of the man who organized the first successful fur-gathering enterprise in the central Rocky Mountains in the 1820s. Ashley’s rationalization of the industry forecast later American efforts to conquer the distances and exploit the resources of the West. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Weight 0.47 kg