Minnesota and the Far West

by Laurence Oliphant

Book Overview

Laurence Oliphant (1829-88) was a much-travelled British diplomat and writer. In the mid-nineteenth century, between two stints in the Caucasus, he spent several years in North America, helped Lord Elgin negotiate a trade treaty between Canada and the US, and was for a time Superintendent-General for Indian Affairs in Canada. In this book, first published in 1855, Oliphant expresses his enthusiasm for the rapid development in the American West that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108033342
• ISBN13: 9781108033343
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"