The First to Go West : American Ambition, Bloody Conquest, and the Fateful Journey of Jedediah Smith
The First to Go West : American Ambition, Bloody Conquest, and the Fateful Journey of Jedediah Smith
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Author(s): Clavin, Tom
ISBN No.: 9781250878588
Pages: 368
Year: 202602
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 27.60
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available (Forthcoming)

Praise for Throne of Grace and Bob Drury and Tom Clavin: Jedediah Smith might be one of the most important, and one of the most overlooked, 19th century explorers in our nation's history. Authors Clavin and Drury . are correcting that oversight." - Los Angeles Times on Throne of Grace " Throne of Grace should be considered one of the best biographies of Jedediah Smith and best Western history books of the year . the writing duo of Drury and Clavin has become well-established in the genre of popular Western history, and the genre is better for it. [Drury and Clavin] have a dynamic literary style that brings history alive and accessible for the modern reader." - True West "A lively account of the remarkable life of one of the men who led the U.S.


into the vast West." - Kirkus (starred review) on Throne of Grace "Drury and Clavin bring adventure and danger to life in this excellent narrative history of a largely forgotten chapter in the American story." - Booklist on Throne of Grace "With its muscular prose and expert storytelling, The Last Hill deserves to stand beside Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers as one of the truly epic - and intimate - accounts of American heroism and sacrifice in World War II. " - Wall Street Journal "In this exhaustive history . Drury and Clavin pack the narrative with biographical details about the Rangers and skillfully toggle between battle scenes and big-picture analysis. WWII buffs will savor this deep dive." - Publishers Weekly on The Last Hill "Bob Drury and Tom Clavin, challenge conventional wisdom about an American origin story and, in the process, weave a tale fit for the big screen." - Washington Free Beacon on Blood and Treasure "Bob Drury and Tom Clavin together have given us a half-dozen elegantly written narratives of exhilarating episodes in American history.


[ Blood and Treasure ] may be the authors' finest work to date. Redolent of time and place, a raw and rugged tale." - Wall Street Journal ".


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