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'''''Across the Wide Missouri''''' (ISBN 0395924979) is a [[1947 in literature|1947]] historical work by [[Bernard DeVoto]]. It is the second volume of a trilogy that includes ''[[The Year of Decision]]'' ([[1942 in literature|1942]]) and ''[[The Course of Empire]]'' ([[1952 in literature|1952]]).
'''''Across the Wide Missouri''''' (ISBN 0395924979) is a [[1947 in literature|1947]] historical work by [[Bernard DeVoto]]. It is the second volume of a trilogy that includes ''[[The Year of Decision]]'' ([[1942 in literature|1942]]) and ''[[The Course of Empire]]'' ([[1952 in literature|1952]]).


''Across the Wide Missouri'' is a history of the [[Fur trade]] in the [[American West]] during the [[1830s]], a time when it was at its peak. The trapping of [[American Beaver|beaver]] and other animals caused conflict between the trappers and the various [[Native Americans in the United States|Indian]] tribes of the Upper [[Missouri River]] Basin. [[User:12.74.168.135|12.74.168.135]] 23:52, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
''Across the Wide Missouri'' is a history of the [[Fur trade]] in the [[American West]] during the [[1830s]], a time when it was at its peak. The trapping of [[American Beaver|beaver]] and other animals caused conflict between the trappers and the various [[Native Americans in the United States|Indian]] tribes of the Upper [[Missouri River]] Basin.


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For the 1951 film, see Across the Wide Missouri (film).

Across the Wide Missouri (ISBN 0395924979) is a 1947 historical work by Bernard DeVoto. It is the second volume of a trilogy that includes The Year of Decision (1942) and The Course of Empire (1952).

Across the Wide Missouri is a history of the Fur trade in the American West during the 1830s, a time when it was at its peak. The trapping of beaver and other animals caused conflict between the trappers and the various Indian tribes of the Upper Missouri River Basin.