NYC: Atheneum, 1983. 1st edition, VG+/VG. Book has some wear to spine ends, bump to one upper corner, former owner writing (ink) on FFE, name circles (ink) on lower flaps. DJ is price-clipped, wear to spine ends & upper corners, some wear to most edges, browning & some spotting to upper inner edges, a few scattered ink notes. Illustrated with 10 maps. Includes notes, bibliography index. "Recovers for history the exciting life of one of the greatest frontiersmen whose accomplishments rank with Carson, Fremont and Bridger." Great read, 339 pp. BP.

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Title

Westering Man: The Life of Joseph Walker, Master of the Frontier

Publisher

Atheneum, New York, NY

Publication Date

1983

Language

English

ISBN 10

0689112416

ISBN 13

9780689112416

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good+

Dust Jacket Condition

Good

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A look at the life of American frontiersman Joseph Walker discusses his career as sherriff of Independence, Missouri, leader of a wagon to California, and explorer who discovered Yosemite and surveyed the Sante Fe Trail

About the Author

Bil Gilbert is an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in Smithsonian, Audubon, Sports Illustrated, and many other important publications. A graduate of Georgetown University?s School of Foreign Service, he has been a Visiting Professor of Journalism in the University of Missouri. Among his five previous books is The Trailblazers, an account of the exploration of western North America in Time-Life?s Old West series.

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