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Bernard DeVoto has 76 books on Goodreads with 40490 ratings. Bernard DeVoto’s most popular book is Across The Wide Missouri.
29 de dic. de 2015 · Hell’s Half Acre, Mass. Hell’s Half Acre, Mass. The Easy Chair, Harper’s, September 1955. I must begin by explaining that, notwithstanding widespread libels in the press, I am neither a nature lover nor an outdoorsman. For years the conservation war has kept me in active alliance with the organizations of those who are, but I puzzle them.
1 de jul. de 2022 · The historian and writer Bernard DeVoto was devoted to the majestic landscape of the West—and was a tireless champion for its preservation. Bernard DeVoto, ca. 1954. Mark DeVoto. By .
Incluye 32 páginas con ilustraciones a color. Más allá del ancho Misuri inspiró una película de igual títulodirigida en 1951 por William A. Wellman y protagonizada por Clark Gable.Más allá del ancho Misuri (1947) es un excelente ensayo histórico del escritor y estudioso norteamericano Bernard DeVoto que mereció el premioPulitzer al mejor libro de Historia.
15 de abr. de 2005 · Social commentator and preeminent Western historian Bernard DeVoto vigorously defended public lands in the West against commercial interests. At his death in 1955, DeVoto had won both the Pulitzer and Bancroft prizes. But he was most famous for his eloquent writing that advocated conservation of America's prairies, rangeland ...
1 de sept. de 1998 · The Course of Empire is the third volume in historian Bernard Devoto’s monumental trilogy of the West. Entertaining and incisive, this is the dramatic story of three hundred years of exploration of North America leading up to 1805. Discover the latest buzz-worthy books, from mysteries and romance to humor and nonfiction.
To my mind, Course of Empire is the best book written by Bernard Devoto (1897-1955). With it, he won a National Book Award to add to his Pulitzer and Bancroft prizes. DeVoto’s integration of American exploration with the political quarrels of Europe is exceptionally good, and his understanding of western geography is overwhelming even to the well traveled.
