Prairie Fever: British Aristocrats in the American West 1830-1890
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From the 1830s onward, a succession of well-born Britons headed west to the great American wilderness to find adventure and fulfillment. They brought their dogs, sporting guns, valets, and all the attitudes and prejudices of their class. Prairie Fever explores why the West had such a strong romantic appeal for them at a time when their inherited wealth and passion for sport had no American equivalent. In fascinating and often comic detail,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393347087
ISBN13:9780393347081
Release Date:September 2013
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:384 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"
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