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The River and I is a memoir written by John G. Neihardt, an American poet and writer, best known for his epic poem "Black Elk Speaks." "The River and I" was first published in 1910. It is an autobiographical work that captures Neihardt's experiences and reflections during a canoe trip down the Missouri River.
3) Roughing it
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Originally published over one hundred years ago, "Roughing It" tells the (almost) true story of Mark Twain's rollicking adventures across the United States. A hilarious account of how the author tried finding wealth in the rocks of Nevada, it was published before his most famous works and shows why he would grow to become one of the most beloved American writers of all time. The story follows many of Twain's early adventures, including a visit to...
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Western Americana volume WA13034
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Book jacket has photo of train, advertisement for book.
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Senate executive document volume 35th Congress, 2nd session, no. 46
Senate executive document volume 33rd Congress, 2nd session, no. 78
Senate executive document volume 36th Congress, 2nd session
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Senate executive document volume 33rd Congress, 2nd session, no. 78
Senate executive document volume 36th Congress, 2nd session
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A portrait, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world's great cities, by its foremost man of letters. Blending reminiscence with history; family photographs with portraits of poets and pashas; art criticism, metaphysical musing, and, now and again, a fanciful tale, Pamuk invents an ingenious form to evoke his lifelong home, the city that forged his imagination. He begins with his childhood, his first intimations of the melancholy awareness...
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Lakeside classics volume 51
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"General Thomas James pioneered on two widely separated frontiers. As a member of the St. Louis Missouri Fur Company's expedition of 1809-10 to the headwaters of the Missouri he was one of the first Americans to traverse this then remote area; and as a trader to Santa Fe and to the Comanche Indians in the years 1821-23 he was again one of the first Americans to describe the southwestern area extending from St. Louis to Santa Fe. General James' experiences...
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"In response to the national strategy, the BLM is releasing this action plan to provide a path forward to help the BLM attract and welcome domestic and international visitors to travel within the United States. This action plan provides a comprehensive framework for managing travel and tourism. It identifies sustainable tourism-based actions that the BLM will take to provide exceptional opportunities for domestic and international visitors, contribute...
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Twenty miles south of the Arizona-Mexico border, the rugged, beautiful Sierra Madre mountains begin their dramatic ascent. Almost 900 miles long, the range climbs to nearly 11,000 feet and boasts several canyons deeper than the Grand Canyon. The rules of law and society have never taken hold in the Sierra Madre, which is home to bandits, drug smugglers, cave dwelling Tarahumara Indians, opium farmers, and other assorted outcasts. Outsiders are not...