A splendid savage: the restless life of Frederick Russell Burnham [First edition] 9780393239270, 9780393285536, 0393239276

A life of adventure and military daring on violent frontiers across the American West, Africa, Mexico, and the Klondike.

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English Pages 436 pages, 4 unnumbered pages : illustrations Year 2016

A splendid savage: the restless life of Frederick Russell Burnham [First edition]
9780393239270, 9780393285536, 0393239276

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