MARC Record from harvard_bibliographic_metadata

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008 800509s1981 nyu b 00110 enge
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050 00 $aF591$b.A22
100 1 $aAdams, Alexander B.
245 14 $aThe disputed lands /$cAlexander B. Adams.
260 0 $aNew York :$bPutnam,$cc1981.
300 $a470 p. ;$c24 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
504 $aBibliography: p. 441-459.
505 0 $aPt. I. 1536-1803. Rumors of treasure -- New contestants -- Hope will not die -- Outposts on the coast -- The Americans come -- Pt. II. 1804-45. The Americans look west -- Beyond the boundaries -- Outpost on the Pacific -- Casualty of war -- A time of change -- Growing ambitions -- Past the mountain barrier -- The trails become broader -- The missionaries come -- Learning the land -- Pt. III. 1845-86. A time of expansion -- Marching to war -- The fruits of war -- Victory without glory -- Retreat and advance -- Stampede for wealth -- Government and justice -- Failures of government -- Violence and justice -- The stages roll -- Across the continent -- Blessings and a curse -- The war and the West -- Civilization advances -- The last spike -- After the railroad -- The dying frontier -- On the trail a final time.
651 0 $aWest (U.S.)$xHistory.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aAdams, Alexander B.$tDisputed lands.$dNew York : Putnam, c1981$w(OCoLC)644275935
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906 $0DLC