Far West
- the area of the U.S. west of the Great Plains.
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Will you incorporate yourselves with the Creek nation in the Far-West?
Diary in America, Series TwoFrederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
Two years elapsed ere he set out for his new home in the Far-West.
Daniel BooneJohn S. C. Abbott
What very unromantic and common-place ideas—steamers and Red Indians, and the far-west and cornfields!
The Perils and Adventures of Harry SkipwithW.H.G. Kingston
In the Far-West the early traders used the cayuse, or Indian pony, and "travoie," for transporting burdens long distances.
Thus has the Indian of the far-west lived, and thus is he living still.
History, Manners, and Customs of the North American IndiansGeorge Mogridge
Far West
A term often applied to the states between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
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