Bibliograph

Prairie fever, British aristocrats in the American West, 1830-1890, Peter Pagnamenta

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Label

Prairie fever, British aristocrats in the American West, 1830-1890, Peter Pagnamenta

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Prairie fever

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

755705004

Responsibility statement

Peter Pagnamenta

Sub title

British aristocrats in the American West, 1830-1890

Summary

Recounts the lives and adventures of British aristocrats who explored and settled in the American West between 1830 and 1890, becoming landowners and making social adjustments to rub elbows with fur traders, Indians, and buffalo

Table Of 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

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