Englewood: Prentice Hall, 1967. First Edition. Fine black and light red cloth covered boards with gilt tooling. In a very good+ unclipped dust jacket with heavy rubbing and wear to the upper edge of the spine area and with a 1/2" by 1/3" chip from the center of the spine area with no impact on the text. The story of how the military forts and trading post of the Upper Missouri River contributed to the developement of the fur trade and the American West. 339 pages containing text, notes and an index.

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Bookseller: Town's End Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: TB25804
Title: Forts of the Upper Missouri
Author: Athearn, Robert G
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Place of Publication: Englewood
Date Published: 1967
Bookseller catalogs: American Forts Series, Fur Trade;

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