The West of William H. Ashley

Editor Dale Morgan

 The West of William H. Ashley; The international struggle for the fur trade of the Missouri, the Rocky Mountains, and the Columbia, with explorations beyond the Continental Divide, recorded in the diaries of William H. Ashley and his contemporaries: 1822-1838 Published by The Old West Publishing Company, Denver, CO in 1964

A landmark historical work in Western Americana, The West of William H. Ashley is the result of more than two decades of scholarly research by editor Dale L. Morgan. This substantial volume (341 pages, large quarto format) is a meticulously edited compilation of primary source material documenting the opening of the American West and the early fur trade from 1822 to 1838.

This is a vintage book, condition is near fine