| They Came to a Valley: A Panoramic Novel about the Early Northwest and the Pioneer Quest Contributor(s): Gulick, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870044206 ISBN-13: 9780870044205 Publisher: Caxton Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: Spanning five momentous years, 1863 to 1868, They Came to a Valley is the story of the settlement and development of the Idaho Territory, a huge geographical region ravaged by hostile Indians, plagued by thieving roughnecks and exploited by scheming politicians and inept army officers. Bill Gulick tells the story of the rugged men and brave women who risked everything to carve a future from the wild mountains and deserts of the Pacific Northwest. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Westerns - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.26" W x 9.02" (1.56 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
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| Publisher Description: They came from all walks of life, courageous travelers seeking a new beginning in the West. They were young and old, doctors and farmers, lawyers and carpenters, Missourians and Iowans, Republicans and Democrats. Their only bond was the fear of crossing the big, beautiful but hostile land that they were determined to make their own. |