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Scenery, curiosities, and stupendous rocks : William Quesenbury's Overland sketches, 1850-1851
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- Creator
- David Royce Murphy ; with contributions by Michael L. Tate and Michael Farrell
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2011]
- ©2011
- Physical Details
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- xi, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780806142197, 0806142197
- OCLC
- ocn711777248
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction: Setting the stage and other scenes -- Narratives : imaging stories -- Artists, adventurers, and entrepreneurs : William Minor Quesenbury and John Wesley Jones / Michael L. Tate -- On the trail with Quesenbury and Jones / Michael Farrell -- Portfolio -- Creating scenes : the Quesenbury sketchbook -- William Quesenbury's Overland sketches, 1850-1851 -- Topographics : describing scenes -- Behind the scenes : William Quesenbury and scenic topographics
Subjects
- Quesenbury, William Minor, 1822-1888.
- Quesenbury, William Minor, 1822-1888 -- Travel -- Overland Trails.
- Jones, J. Wesley (John Wesley), 1826-1905 -- Travel -- Overland Trails.
- Artists -- Overland Trails -- Biography.
- Adventure and adventurers -- Overland Trails -- Biography.
- Overland Trails -- Description and travel.
- Overland Trails -- History -- 19th century -- Pictorial works.
- Great Plains -- Description and travel.
- Great Plains -- History -- 19th century -- Pictorial works.