Volunteer Forty-niners

Volunteer Forty-niners
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Publisher : Vanderbilt University Press
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 0826512984
ISBN-13 : 9780826512987
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Book Synopsis Volunteer Forty-niners by : Walter T. Durham

Download or read book Volunteer Forty-niners written by Walter T. Durham and published by Vanderbilt University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Volunteer Forty-Niners, Walter T. Durham provides the first comprehensive examination of the role Tennessee and Tennesseans played in creating a new state and a new society on the West Coast. Drawing from such archival sources as personal narratives in letters and diaries, public records, and newspaper reports, Durham has woven a wealth of information into his recounting of their adventures.


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