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Autore |
Willoughby Robert J |
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Titolo |
The brothers Robidoux and the opening of the American West [[electronic resource] /] / Robert J. Willoughby |
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Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (269 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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French-Canadians - Missouri |
Electronic books. |
West (U.S.) History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The business of the father -- Emerging sons -- Working the Missouri -- Into the mountains -- Trouble at Council Bluffs -- The Blacksnake Hills Post -- Brothers in New Mexico -- Joseph builds his own town -- Dwindling prospects in the mountains -- War and finding home -- Queen City of the west -- The end of their era -- Epilogue. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Story of the six brothers who came from Canada to Saint Louis, creating fur trading and Indian trading businesses, founding towns, exploring Missouri, and dealing in land. |
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