| Men to Match My Mountains: The Opening of the Far West, 1840-1900 Contributor(s): Stone, Irving (Author) |
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ISBN: 042510544X ISBN-13: 9780425105443 Publisher: Berkley Books OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | North American |
| Dewey: 978 |
| Physical Information: 1.72" H x 5.57" W x 8.66" (1.15 lbs) 562 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Acclaimed author of biographical and historical fiction Irving Stone turns his magnificent talent to telling America's most colorful and exciting story--the opening of the Far West. Men to Match My Mountains is a true historical masterpiece, an unforgettable pageant of giants--men like John Sutter, whose dream of paradise was shattered by the California Gold Rush; Brigham Young and the Mormons, who tamed the desert with Bible texts; and the silver kings and the miners, who developed Nevada's Comstock Lode and settled the Rockies. America called for greatness...and got it. There is nothing in history to match the stories of these men who braved wilderness to bring new nation to the shores of the Pacific. |