| Description |
192 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports. ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
Time-Life library of America. |
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Time-Life library of America.
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| Note |
"The text chapters of the book were written by Marshall Sprague, the picture essays by the editorial staff."--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 188) and index. |
| Contents |
A country for singing -- The scramble for settlement -- Water : more precious than gold -- New horizons for the Navajo -- Pleasures and pains of ranching -- Elusive treasures underground -- The children of Joseph Smith -- Everybody's wilderness -- Appendix. Suggested tours. Museums and galleries. Local festivals and events. Wildlife of the Mountain States. Statistical information. Pronunciation glossary. |
| Summary |
This book is a very brief geography, geology, and history of the eight Mountain States with a graphic survey of Indian life and splendid pictorial coverage of Indian arts, and chapters on ranching, mining, the Mormons, the desert,and the need to preserve the best of the West's wilderness. |
| Subject |
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
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West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works.
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| Added Author |
Time-Life Books.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Sprague, Marshall. Mountain States: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming. New York, Time-Life Books [1967] (OCoLC)576061650. |
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Online version: Sprague, Marshall. Mountain States: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming. New York, Time-Life Books [1967] (OCoLC)606956102. |
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