Books on the frontier : print culture in the American West, 1763-1875 /
by Richard W. Clement.
- Washington, D.C. : Hanover, N.H. : Library of Congress ; Distributed by University Press of New England, 2003.
- 139 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-132) and index.
The first frontier -- To the Mississippi and beyond -- Across the great American desert -- The last frontier -- The frontier in books.
Book industries and trade--History.--United States Book industries and trade--History.--West (U.S.) Printing--History.--United States Printing--History.--West (U.S.) Books and reading--History.--United States Books and reading--History.--West (U.S.) Newspaper publishing--History.--United States Frontier and pioneer life--History.--United States Uitgeverijen. Boekhandel. Drukkers. Leesgewoonten.
United States--Territorial expansion--History. West (U.S.)--History.