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In Hershell Nixon's first novel, seventeen-year-old George Wend must evade ruthless outlaws and hostile Indians to honor a pledge to a dying friend.
This is a tale of westering, high in adventure and long on character. The Old West and westering are an American story even when the story winds up in New York and the hero is only seventeen. Lured by the promise of rich Oregon farmland and intent on his independence from an overbearing father, young George Wendt heads west. His journey is interrupted, however, when at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains he encounters Woody, a tired old mountain man who needs help. George promises that help, but his best is not enough. After Woodys death, George reluctantly forsakes his own dreams and turns back east to bring Woodys sister not only the gold his elderly friend has saved and hidden away but more importantly the stories of Woodys life. Georges trip is anything but easy, as he must grapple with one difficulty after another. Woodys long-time enemy, a fellow mountain man who knows about the gold, presents the greatest danger as he tracks George, using all his wiles and trickery to challenge him, even threatening Woodys family. But George, true to his promise to Woody and to himself, is determined to win. The story of the American West and particularly the Oregon Trail belongs to all Americans. The sheer number of Americans who became part of the story means it can be no less than mythic. Yet many of those passages west began and ended east of the Missouri. The ""Long Way West"", illustrative of countless real experiences, proves that Western heroism cannot be defined by the map.
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.77. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0896725081I3N10
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Librería: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Used - Very Good. 2003. Hardcover. Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: E20329
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Librería: Bookmarc's, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. AS4 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has small tear and wear on the back bottom right corner, wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has some rubbing on the cover edges, some chipping on the top corners near the spine of the front endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book was signed and inscribed to previous owner by the author on the title page "To Phillip and Neal Happy trails to you. Hershell H. Nixon." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: EC9868BB
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Librería: Whiting Books, Fulshear, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition. Western fiction for a juvenile audience. Follows the adventures of seventeen-year-old George Wend as he leaves home in Philadelphia to go to Oregon in the mid-1800s. 175 pages, signed on the title page by the author to the previous owner (Beverly.). Hershell Nixon was the husband of Edgar-winning, juvenile mystery writer Joan Lowery Nixon. Nº de ref. del artículo: 11389
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Librería: Lakeside Books, Benton Harbor, MI, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Nº de ref. del artículo: OTF-S-9780896725089
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Librería: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. Brand New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780896725089
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Librería: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Inkberry Books, Niwot, CO, Estados Unidos de America
hardback. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. (alk. paper)174 p. : map ; 23 cm. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1007105
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