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Bent's Fort. A Historical Account of the Adobe Empire That Shaped the Destiny of the American Southwest
Bent's Fort A Historical Account of the Adobe Empire That Shaped the Destiny of the American Southwest
Author: David Lavender
Bent's Fort was a landmark of the American frontier, a huge private fort on the upper Arkansas River in present southeastern Colorado. Established by the adventurers Charles and William Bent, it stood until 1849 as the center of the Indian trade of the central plains. David Lavender's chronicle of these men and their part in the opening of the W...  more »
ISBN: 422521
Publication Date: 1954
Pages: 450
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Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
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