One side by himself the life and times of Lewis Barney, 1808-1894
""What an astonishing life and what a remarkable biography. Lewis Barney's sojourn on the hard edge of the American frontier is a forgotten epic. Not only does this book tell of an amazing personal odyssey from his birth in upstate New York in 1808 to his death in Mancos, Colorado, in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Logan
Utah State University Press
2001, ©2001
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| Series: | Western Experience Series
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | ""What an astonishing life and what a remarkable biography. Lewis Barney's sojourn on the hard edge of the American frontier is a forgotten epic. Not only does this book tell of an amazing personal odyssey from his birth in upstate New York in 1808 to his death in Mancos, Colorado, in 1894, but Barney's tale represents a living evocation of some of the most significant themes in American history. Frederick Jackson Turner theorized that the frontier shaped our national character, but Lewis Barney's life stands as a testament to the real impact of the westering experience on a man and his f |
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| Item Description: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 402 pages illustrations, maps |
| ISBN: | 9781283266963 1283266962 9786613266965 6613266965 |