The Discovery of the Oregon Trail: Robert Stuart's Narratives of His Overland Trip Eastward from Astoria in 1812?13 Tapa blanda - 1995

Paperback. Very Good.

Lincoln: Bison Books / University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine. 1995. Softcover. 0803292341 . A softcover advance review copy of Robert Stuart's journals, which serve as a narration of a journey he made with 6 companions eastward from Astoria, Oregon. The onset of the War of 1812 spelled doom for the Pacific Fur Company's Fort Astoria, so Stuart and his companions made the attempt to cross the continent and reach Saint Louis. In so doing, Stuart inadvertently discovered what would become the Oregon Trail. Stuart's narration has been edited and annotated by Philip Ashton Rollins. Originally published in 1935 by Edward Eberstadt & Sons, this Bison Book edition with an introduction by Howard Lamar. With a daguerreotype of Stuart, a facsimile of a page of his journal, and a map showing various routes between St. Louis and Oregon. --- In wraps with wrap-around color Mort Künstler painting, "Too Late." --- An about Near Fine copy: bright and newish, but with light… Leer más

Lincoln & London: Univ. Of Nebraska Pr., 1995. Reprint . Paperback. Fine/Issued Without d/j. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Lx + 391 pp., maps, footnotes, appendices, index. New intro. by Howard Lamar. This is the first Bison Books paperback edition of a work originally pub. Scribner's Sons in 1935. Robert Stuart's Narratives of His Overland Trip Eastward from Astoria in 1812-13. Thick paperback book in fine cond.

University of Nebraska Press, 1995-05-28. Paperback. Very Good. Binding clean & crisp.

U.S.A.: University of Nebraska Press, 1995 SOFT COVER IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. Soft cover. Near Fine.

Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1995. Trade Paperback - VG - Book is clean and tight with light wear - Illustrated - Index - 391 pages.. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Lincoln, NB: Univ of Nebraska Press, 1995. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy w/trace wear to corner tips. Story of the discovery of the Oregon Trail, main overland route connecting the Missouri River to the Oregon Country, which came to light with the 1930s recovery of journals kept by Robert Stuart (1785-1848). Stuart's detailed records narrate the trip eastward from Fort Astoria to St. Louis in the winter months of 1812 - 1813. It is said that Washington Irving's (1783 -1859) Astoria (1836) drew from this journal. Scholarly historical study.

University of Nebraska Press, 1995-05-28. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!