THE CANOE AND THE SADDLE OR KLALAM AND KLICKITAT; To Which Are Now First Added his Western Letters and Journals, Edited, and with an Introduction by John H. Williams
de Winthrop, Theodore
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Tacoma, WA: John H. Wiliams, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, 9.6 in. x 6.5 in., pp. xxvi, 332. Illuatrated with sixteen color plates with captioned tissue-guards and more than 100 other illiustrations. Quarter vellum over burgundy cloth boards with gilt emblem to front. Gilt tile with arrow and canoe design to spine. Gilt topstain. Untrimmed fore- and bottom-edges. Light shelfwear to extremities. Title page in red and black ink. Previous owner's name in ink to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Light age-toning to pages. Major Theodore Woolsey Winthrop (1828 - June, 1861) was a writer, lawyer, and world traveller. He was one of the first Union officers killed in the American Civil War. Winthrop's novels, for which he had failed to find a publisher during his lifetime, appeared posthumously. They include John Brent, Edwin Brothertoft, a story of the American Revolution. Cecil Dreeme, a semi-autobiographical novel dealing with social mores and gender roles, and The Canoe and the Saddle (first published: 1862)
The Canoe and the Saddle (1862) vividly describes Washington state's landscape and natural resources as well as the tumultuous relationship between Winthrop and the Native American people he interacted with. The Canoe and the Saddle presents a picturesque image of the Pacific Northwest and later inspired travelers, activists, and artists....Winthrop's literary depiction of the Northwest, particularly Washington Territory, earned him great popularity. The town of Winthrop, Washington took on his name in 1890. (from Wikipedia).
The Canoe and the Saddle (1862) vividly describes Washington state's landscape and natural resources as well as the tumultuous relationship between Winthrop and the Native American people he interacted with. The Canoe and the Saddle presents a picturesque image of the Pacific Northwest and later inspired travelers, activists, and artists....Winthrop's literary depiction of the Northwest, particularly Washington Territory, earned him great popularity. The town of Winthrop, Washington took on his name in 1890. (from Wikipedia).
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- THE CANOE AND THE SADDLE OR KLALAM AND KLICKITAT; To Which Are Now First Added his Western Letters and Journals, Edited, and with an Introduction by John H. Williams
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- Winthrop, Theodore
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- John H. Wiliams
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- Tacoma, WA
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- 1913
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- Washington Territory, Washington State history
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