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Men to Match My Mountains, The Opening of the Far West, 1840-1900, by Irving Stone. 459 pp. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc. $5.95

The fascination of the Far West for the American mind has not diminished in the 150 years since Lewis and Clark returned in triumph to St. Louis with their Corps of Discovery. Only now it is not the prospect of adventure, but its history, which lures escapists from a humdrum life.

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Men to Match My Mountains, The Opening of the Far West, 1840-1900, by Irving Stone. 459 pp. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc. $5.95

The fascination of the Far West for the American mind has not diminished in the 150 years since Lewis and Clark returned in triumph to St. Louis with their Corps of Discovery. Only now it is not the prospect of adventure, but its history, which lures escapists from a humdrum life.