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Peters, Arthur King was born on October 17, 1919 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Arthur Cushing and Jessie (King) Peters.
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This volume tells many stories in one: the epic tale of men and women (some of them famous trailbreakers, some little known); the lures that attracted these pragmatic dreamers to the West; and the ordeals and disappointments they overcame along the way. Illustrated with archival photographs, paintings, maps and documents, the book offers the general reader an overview of the western trail network that bound an immature nation together and provided an armature for later development.
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Peters, Arthur King was born on October 17, 1919 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Arthur Cushing and Jessie (King) Peters.
AB, Cornell University, 1940. Graduate, United States Army Command and General Staff College, 1945. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1954.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1969.
With W.R. Grace and Company, 1940-1950. President, owner A.K. Peters Company, New York City, from 1950. Assistant professor French literature Hunter College, City University of New York, 1971-1974.
President, chairman French-American Foundation, New York City, 1977-1983. Delegate United States Trade Mission to Peru, Argentina, 1957.
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Major Military Intelligence, United States Army, 1941-1946. Member Modern Language Association, Council Foreign Relations, American Importers Association (president 1965), American Alpine Club, Alpine Club (London), University Club (New York City), Bronxville Field Club, Cercle de L'Union Interallieé (Paris).
Married Sarah Jebb Whitaker, October 21, 1943. Children: Robert Bruce, Margaret Allen, Michael Whitaker.