A.G. Russell Knives

by William C. Davis

In the early 1800s, when U.S. President Thomas Jefferson ordered a mission of exploration westward from St. Louis, Missouri, he inspired the emergence of a nation in a momentous century of migration and settlement. Thousands of explorers and hunters, settlers and opportunists, lawless and law-abiding eventually became millions joining the spread into the new territories of the American frontier.

This fascinating volume, superbly illustrated with specially commissioned photographs of artifacts, artworks and contemporary images, is an examination of the trials and tribulations of those stalwart people who craved, or were sometimes desperate for, a new life in the West. It is a tribute to all those, regardless of race, color or creed, who did survive that epic century. First Edition. Hardcover. 128 pages. Virtually every page contains photos and illustrations, both color and black & white. 7-1/2" x 8".

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