5180250
9781846030406
During the 1840s, the rarely visited Great American Desert of the Southern Plains and Southwest became part of the inexorable westward expansion, as European traders and settlers headed overland from the eastern seaboard. This title explores the design and development of the sites, the life of the garrisons that manned them, and more.Hook, Adam is the author of 'Forts of the American Frontier 1820-91 The Southern Plains And Southwest', published 2006 under ISBN 9781846030406 and ISBN 1846030404.
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