Sixty Million Acres: American Veterans and the Public Lands Before the Civil War

by James Warren Oberly

Land policy before the Homestead Act.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1990

Reviews

[Martha · Rating 3 out of 5]

I finally finished this, which I consider an accomplishment...Hard to say how many stars to award it. It certainly covers the subject well and thoroughly--possibly too thoroughly. Pretty dry, but I learned quite a bit.