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Lorrin L. Morrison and Carroll Spear Morrison, Volume X, Number 4, October, 1971. "A comprehensive, illustrated quarterly magazine devoted to Western History and Geography." Single issue journal, paper covers, xxxii, pages 581 - 776. In acceptable+ condition. Tan paper covers with brown lettering. Covers have a few small nicks and light creasing along the edges. Light overall scuffing, aging and soiling to covers as well. Glued binding is brittle and pages are starting to pull away but all pages are still intact and present. Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked with occasional light spotting. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Black and white illustrations The Journal of the West was founded in 1962 by historians Lorrin L. Morrison and Carol S. Morrison. Its purpose was to promote scholarship on the history, culture, and events of the American West. Contents of this issue: The Journal's Journal by Lorrin L. Morrison; The Great "Elaine" Robbery: The Crime Against Civilization by William M. Kramer and Norton B. Stern; The Founding of The Hollywood Motion Picture Industry by Richard Dale Batman; Journalism in California: The Pioneer Period, 1831-1849 by Mark W. Hall; The German-Language Press in California: Record of a German Immigration by T. L. Broadbent; The Press on Wheels: A History of The Frontier Index by John A. Lent; Irving's Eden: Oklahoma, 1832 by Julee Short; Willard Warner in the California Gold Rush: A Social and Cultural View by John B. Ryan, Jr.; The Impeachment of Judge Carlos S. Hardy by Kenneth M. Johnson; Books of the Western Library : An Analytical Buyers' Guide to 47 Current Books of Western History; Symposium: Our Reader's Forum : Dykstra Rides Again: An Author's Reply to a Critic by Robert R. Dykstra.