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Bent's Fort

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Bent's Fort was a landmark of the American frontier, a huge private fort on the upper Arkansas River in present southeastern Colorado. Established by the adventurers Charles and William Bent, it stood until 1849 as the center of the Indian trade of the central plains. David Lavender's chronicle of these men and their part in the opening of the West has been conceded a place beside the works of Parkman and Prescott.

Language: English

Pages: 479

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Bison Books

Release: March 01, 1972

ISBN: 0803257538

ISBN 13: 9780803257535

Bent's Fort

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Bent's Fort was a landmark of the American frontier, a huge private fort on the upper Arkansas River in present southeastern Colorado. Established by the adventurers Charles and William Bent, it stood until 1849 as the center of the Indian trade of the central plains. David Lavender's chronicle of these men and their part in the opening of the West has been conceded a place beside the works of Parkman and Prescott.

Language: English

Pages: 479

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Bison Books

Release: March 01, 1972

ISBN: 0803257538

ISBN 13: 9780803257535

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