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Sage, Rufus B. Scenes in the Rocky Mountains, and in Oregon, California, New Mexico, Texas,...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04147 Author/Creator: Sage, Rufus B. Place Written: Philadelphia Type: Book Date: 1846 Pagination: x, 303 p. + map Height 19 cm Order a Copy

With large folding map and 11 plates. Also discusses Great Plains. Full title: "Scenes in the Rocky Mountains, and in Oregon, California, New Mexico, Texas, and the grand prairies : or, Notes by the way, during an excursion of three years, with a description of the countries passed through, including their geography, geology, resources, present condition, and the different nations inhabiting them"

Sage, Rufus B., fl. 1846

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