Travels in the Great Western Prairies, the Anahuac and Rocky Mountains, and in the Oregon Territory
de Farnham, Thomas J
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8vo, bound in later boards, paper spine label, printed in two columns, 112 + [158 blank] pp. Volume has been rebound and is missing orginal wrappers, mild wear to spine, slight fading, foxing; otherwise very good. Early account of the westward migration to Oregon. "Farnham was the leader of…the 'Peoria Party.' leaving [in]… 1839, the party followed the Santa Fe Trail in Bent's Fort…where they divided. Farnham…traveled up the Arkansas, over the divide to the North Platte River, and ...continued to Oregon..." Wagner-Camp, which also quotes Streeter quoting Herschel Jones: "This is the first and most interesting of the several books on the West...the best account of the first overland-to-Oregon migration of settlers." The present edition was issued as an "Extra' of the New York Tribune. The original wrappers were not included when it was bound. Sabin 23872 Smith 3001 Wagner-Camp 85:3 Field 525 Howes F50
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- 100764
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- Travels in the Great Western Prairies, the Anahuac and Rocky Mountains, and in the Oregon Territory
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- Farnham, Thomas J
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- Second American edition
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- [Greely & McElrath]
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- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1843
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