"It's Your Misfortune And None Of My Own." A History Of The American West

RICHARD WHITE

Publication: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991, Norman and London

First edition. 8vo. Cloth, titles stamped in blue on the spine, xix, [blank], 644 pp., acknowledgments, illustrated mostly from photographs, portraits, figures maps, tables, epilogue, index. Much on the settling of the West by various interested groups who essentially cared little what the cost of their activities imposed on others. but what the immediate benefit of their efforts was for them. An interesting assessment and the author presents a powerful and thoughtful case for consideration. Cattle interest. Contains a section on cattle & cattle ranching. This book will provide food for thought for years to come. Fine in dust jacket with a small nick at the top of the rear cover reinforced on the verso with a small piece of cellophane tape.

Inventory Number: 49561