{"product_id":"rivers-of-america-the-missouri-paperback","title":"Rivers of America: The Missouri - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStanley Vestal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGetlar Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Calligrapher), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Waterman\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Missouri was the river of Lewis and Clark, of Manuel Lisa, General Ashley, and other organizers of the fur trade; of such noted travelers as George Catlin, Henry R. Schoolcraft, and Prince Maximilian; of a host of adventurous steamboat captains; of explorers like Jedediah Smith, Kit Carson, and Frémont; of doughty hunters and trappers like Hugh Glass, Jim Bridger, and John Colter. Stanley Vestal's rollicking story of one of America's most fabled waterways presents western history on a grand scale, one that. according to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eanyone remotely interested in the American West will read.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vestal takes the Big Muddy as the central character in an intriguing story. . . . It is always readable, always informative.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanley Vestal (August 15, 1887 - December 25, 1957) was an American writer, poet, biographer, and historian, perhaps best known for his books on the American Old West, including \u003ci\u003eSitting Bull, Champion of the Sioux.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67840111608115,"sku":"9781493040100","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/63HNiJNF9W9781493040100.webp?v=1793393690","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/rivers-of-america-the-missouri-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}