xvii, 338 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue: 1887 : Frontier Days -- pt. 1. Freedom for the Spirit -- Encircling Vastness -- Beyond the Mississippi -- Red Men and Blue Bloods -- Buffalo Dreams -- "Who would not go a'pleasuring!" -- pt. 2. Staking a Claim -- Private Paradise -- A Place for the Boys -- "Hail Britannia!" -- Cattle Lords -- "Land Grabbers" -- Epilogue: 1887.
