Out West

Harry N Abrams, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. GIFT QUALITY 1988 oversized hardcover with dust jacket. STILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S SHRINKWRAP! Sharp edges and corners. Never opened! Collectible chronicle of American expansion into the Old West, thoroughly illustrated, includes 121 full-page photos. "A collection of tales about fictional and real-life characters, places and events that formed the American West and shaped its ethos." ... "Out West is one of four great American directions. Along with Back East, Up North, and Down South, it points to no specific destination, yet tells you everything you need to know.... Out West generally designates all land west of the Mississippi River. To residents of the nineteenth century, it meant wide-open spaces, filled with a colorful cast: explorers, trappers and traders, cowboys and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, sodbusters, pioneer women, and miners.... Within a century a certain character flourished. Call it pioneer spirit if you wish. It all happened at a destination called Out West, a region that became a state of mind.