First published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor Francis; an informa company.
#84210 in Books 1998-09-01 1998-09-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.25 x 1.16 x 5.50l; 1.00 #File Name: 0395924979480 pages
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Julie Andersongreat book8 of 26 people found the following review helpful. NEEDS WORKBy DAVID GROESBECKI AGREE W/NAICHE. AUTHOR HAS(HAD) GOOD COMMAND OF SUBJECT MATTER BUT PRESENTS IT IN A MADDENINGLY DISORGANIZED MANNER. POORLY INTRODUCED PERSONAGES EVENTS SEGUE THROUGH EACH CHAPTER NOT TO BE ADEQUATELY DISCUSSED (IF AT ALL) UNTIL MANY PAGES LATER. I FOUND MYSELF FLIPPING AHEAD BACK IN FRUSTRATION TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY. MR. DeVOTO SEEMS MORE CONCERNED WITH DEMONSTRATING HIS LITERARY WIT THAN CLEARLY PRESENTING HIS SUBJECT MATTER. I FOUND ROBERT UTLEY'S "A LIFE WILD AND PERILOUS" FAR EASIER TO READ LEARN FROM.4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Great work of literature; lousy edition.By Holmes BrannonThe book won the Pulitzer Prize for its author; Bernard DeVoto--and it's one of the outstanding achievements in Western American history.But the edition that I bought from was published by "Bonanza Books" and lacks the absolutely necessary maps that the original editions include and that DeVoto frequently refers to in the text.This is not the seller's fault; but the publisher's. As a result; I bought a new copy of "Across the Wide Missouri" from Barnes Noble. If you plan to buy a copy from an seller; be sure that it is not the Bonanza Books edition and that it includes the maps--located behind the index pages!Otherwise; you're wasting your money.
