Glory, God and Gold: A Narrative History of the Southwest

by Paul I. Wellman

Series:Mainstream of America Series (9)

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History of the American Southwest, vividly recreating its 400 years of bloodshed, betrayal, and violence.

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Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards (Silver Medal – Nonfiction – 1954)

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Canonical title: Glory, God and Gold: A Narrative History of the Southwest
People/Characters: Francisco Vázquez de Coronado; Cabeza de Vaca

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Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 979 — History & geography History of North America Great Basin and Pacific Slope region of United States
LCC: F786 .W4 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history New Southwest. Colorado River, Canyon, and Valley

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Glory, God and Gold: A Narrative History of the Southwest

by Paul I. Wellman

Series:Mainstream of America Series (9)

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