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Before Lewis and Clark: The Story of the Chouteaus, the French Dynasty That Ruled America's Frontier

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Year 2005 Edition year
Pages 528 Long-form read
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Before Lewis and Clark: The Story of the Chouteaus, the French Dynasty That Ruled America's Frontier by Shirley Christian is cataloged here as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. The copy on file shows 2005 • Farrar Straus & Giroux • 528 pages, giving you a quick sense of scale and reading commitment.

Edition on file: 2005 • Farrar Straus & Giroux • 528 pages • ISBN 9780374529581.

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