β Scribed by Levinson, Robert S., author
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235 pages ; 23 cm
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Π‘Π΅ΡΠΈΡ: Vocabulary readers. <br/>ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΡ: Robert R. O'Brien. <br/>Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company<br/>Number of words: 321<br/>17 ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ<br/>Published in 2006
<p>"Early-day women of the West are depicted in fading photographs: a gaunt, bonneted figure in a long dress walking beside a wagon, baby cradled in her arms, children scattered behind, a woman, looking older than her years, stirring lye soap over an open fire, a dancehall girl on stage, miners watc
<p>This collection features six classic Max Brand stories, including the last piece of fiction he ever wrote, all available for the first time in paperback.
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<p>"Mountain men and fur traders were the first to travel the route that would one day become the Oregon Trail. In their wake came missionaries who wrote letters and reports describing the far side of the continent and praising the mild climate, healthful conditions and the deep, fertile soil.<p>His