When the West is gone

by Frederic L. Paxson

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152 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1930

About the author

Frederic Logan Paxson was an American historian, and an authority on the American West.

He earned his degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.

From 1932 to 1947 he served as professor at the University of California.

He also served as President of the Organization of American Historians.

He won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1925 for History of the American Frontier.