Prairie fever : British aristocrats in the American West, 1830-1890 / Peter Pagnamenta.

Recounts the lives and adventures of British aristocrats who explored and settled in the American West between 1830 and 1890, becoming landowners and making social adjustments to rub elbows with fur traders, Indians, and buffalo.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pagnamenta, Peter
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2012], ©2012.
Subjects:	British > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century. Aristocracy (Social class) > Great Britain > History > 19th century. British > West (U.S.) > Biography. Pioneers > West (U.S.) > Biography. Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) Wilderness areas > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century. West (U.S.) > History > To 1848. West (U.S.) > History > 1848-1860. West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890. West (U.S.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Genre:	Biography.
Physical Description:	xvii, 338 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

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