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Jedediah Smith : no ordinary mountain man / Barton H. Barbour.
Van Pelt Library F592.S649 B37 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barbour, Barton H., 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smith, Jedediah Strong, 1799-1831.
- Smith, Jedediah Strong.
- Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Biography.
- Pioneers.
- Explorers--West (U.S.)--Biography.
- Explorers.
- Trappers--West (U.S.)--Biography.
- Trappers.
- Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.
- West (U.S.).
- West (U.S.)--History--To 1848.
- West (U.S.)--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2009]
- Contents:
- Jedediah Smith's background
- Bitter lessons
- Ashley & Smith
- The Southwest expedition
- Jedediah Smith and the Californios
- "The folly of men in power"
- The Northwest expedition from California to the Umpqua River
- From the Umpqua massacre to the end of the trail
- Epilogue. "The things of time" : an assessment of Jedediah Smith
- Appendix A. Accounts of Smith's death
- Appendix B. Smith's probate records.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-278) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780806140117
- 0806140119
- OCLC:
- 245537186
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