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Morris, Larry E.
The perilous West : seven amazing explorers and the founding of the Oregon Trail / Larry E. Morris.
pages cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4422-1112-4 (cloth : alkaline paper) — ISBN 978-1-4422-1114-8 (ebook)
1. Oregon National Historic Trail—Discovery and exploration. 2. Oregon National Historic Trail—Description and travel. 3. Explorers—Oregon National Historic Trail—Biography. 4. Explorers—West (U.S.)—Biography. 5. West (U.S.)—Discovery and exploration. 6. West (U.S.)—Description and travel. 7. West (U.S.)—History—To 1848. I. Title.
F880.M67 2012
978'.01—dc23
2012032260
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Information Sciences Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO
Z39.48-1992.
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