Old West Speaks, The

Name/Title

Old West Speaks, The

Entry/Object ID

2009.3.46

Description

The Old West Speaks through the very words of the trapper, hunters, fighters and explorers who forged a nation out of the wilderness, sounds the real drama of the American West...recorded her by an historian who knew many of these men personally. The book contains a collection of stories on a variety of subjects relating to the migration of pioneers, Indians, trappers, traders, explorers, prospectors, stage-coach drivers, soldiers....across the plains to the west coast. Included are full-page color reproductions of the remarkably and faithfully detailed water-color paintings by William Henry Jackson, famous pioneer artist. This book is autographed by the author and is from the collection of Don Reynolds. 220/Hardbound/Illustrations

Collection

Don and Maudie Reynolds Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Mining

Search Terms

Jackson, William Henry, Western Migration, Western Art, Trails, Expansion, Indian Interaction, Oregon Trail, California Trail, Mormon Trail, Mountain Men, Fur Trading, Stagecoach

Book Details

Author

Howard R. Driggs

Place Published

City

Englewood Cliffs

State/Province

New Jersey

Date Published

1956

Call No.

Western DR

LCCN

56-9771

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Henry Jackson