Commerce Of the Prairies
de Gregg, Josiah
Josiah Gregg was a sickly intellectual who decided to travel the Santa Fe Trail in order to restore his health. He ended up journeying back and forth along the trail four times in the next nine years, and he compiled Commerce of the Prairies from the experiences of these years as an explorer and trader. It is considered one of the most valuable and interesting chronicles of early American history, and covers a wide range of topics, from buffalo hunting and Indian fighting to gold mining and Mexican agriculture. While this book is used for reference by historians of the old West, it is highly entertaining as an adventure story as well: "...imagine our consternation and dismay, when, upon descending into the valley of the Cimarron, on the morning of the 19th of June, there suddenly appeared before us an imposing array of death dealing savages! There was no merriment in this! It was a genuine alarm -- a tangible reality! These warriors, however, as we soon discovered, were only the vanguard of a 'countless host,' who were by this time pouring over the opposite ridge, and galloping directly towards us..."Along with his own adventures, Gregg relates historical information he has gathered, as well as stories he has heard about other groups of travellers, some of which are quite horrifying:"The forlorn band were at last reduced to the cruel necessity of killing their dogs, and cutting off the ears of their mules, in the vain hope of assuaging their burning thirst with the hot blood. This only served to irritate the parched palates, and madden the senses of the sufferers. Frantic with despair, in prospect of the horrible death which now stared them in the face, they scattered in every direction in search of that element which they had left behind them in such abundance, but without success…[they] would undoubtedly have perished in those arid regions, had not a buffalo, fresh from the river's side, and with a stomach distended with water, been discovered by some of the party, just as the rays of hope were receding from their vision. The hapless intruder was immediately dispatched, and an invigorating draught procured from its stomach."When not in the midst of some exciting exploit, the author is very conscientious about recording the details of custom and costume in the lands he travels through, some of which can be quite entertaining as well as informative.While the author’s observant nature is beneficial to historians and to us as readers, it was not so well appreciated by the members of his expeditions. It is purported that Gregg drove everyone nuts by constantly stopping to take measurements and record observations. The members of one of his parties considered murdering him and depositing his body and his instruments in the river so they could make it to their destination before they ran out of supplies. However, he survived and continued to lead groups of emigrants until he died in 1850 guiding a prospecting party across the Coast Range in winter.
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Commerce of the Prairies: Or the Journal Santa Fe Trader, During Eight Expeditions Across the Great Western Prairies, and a Residence of Nearly Nine Years in Northern Mexico. Illustrated with Maps and Engravings. [Volumes I and II].
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Two volume set. New York, Henry G. Langley, 1844. First Edition, First Issue. 12vo. [v]-320; [iii]-318pp. Hardcover. Very Good. Green variant binding, complete with maps and plates; both volumes are housed in modern clamshell boxes. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. In much better condition than usually seen. Boards have light wear and soiling; text… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Commerce of the Prairies: or the Journal of a Santa Fe Trader During Eight Expeditions Across the Great Western Prairies and a Residence of Nearly Nine Years in Northern Mexico
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New York and London: Henry G. Langley; Wiley & Putnam, 1844. Hardcover. Very good. First edition, second issue, with New York and London imprints on title page. Two volumes, uniformly bound in three-quarter leather and marbled boards, housed in a custom cloth slipcase and chemise. Complete with two engraved maps (one linen-backed and folding), frontispiece and two additional… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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New York: Henry G. Langley, 1844. First edition (with only the New York imprint). Hardcover. Good. 320; 318pp. Duodecimo. Original brown cloth with ornamental blind stamping and gilt stamped vignettes. Engraved frontispiece illustrations. Housed in modern plain black portfolios and slipcase [20.5 cm]. One portfolio a bit moisture damaged. The rear board of volume 1 is subtly moisture… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Commerce of the Prairies
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New York: Henry G. Langley, 1844. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (with only New York in imprint), complete with large folding map. One of the most valuable and comprehensive sources for understanding pioneer life in the Great Plains and Southwest. The large folding map is the first to display the Staked Plains of Texas.… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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COMMERCE OF THE PRAIRIES: OR THE JOURNAL OF A SANTA FE TRADER, DURING EIGHT EXPEDITIONS ACROSS THE GREAT WESTERN PRAIRIES, AND A RESIDENCE OF NEARLY NINE YEARS IN NORTHERN MEXICO. ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS AND ENGRAVINGS. TWO VOLUMES
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New York: Henry G. Langley, 1844., 1844. First edition. First edition, first issue. 12mo. Two volumes. Volume I: Original brown, embossed, gold gilt, pictorial cloth, with spine stamped in gilt, xvi - 17 - 320 pp., frontispiece, preface, illustrated, plates, map. penciled name on the title page. Volume II: Original brown embossed, gold gilt, pictorial cloth, with spine stamped… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Commerce of the Prairies
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New York: Henry G. Langley, 1844. Good/Mylar. Commerce of the Prairies: Or the Journal of a Santa Fe Trader, During Eight Expeditions Across the Great Western Prairies, and a Residence of Nearly Nine Years in Northern Mexico, Josiah Gregg, Henry G. Langley, New York, 1944. 2 Volumes. 5 x 7 5/8 inches. 320, 318pp.
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Commerce of the Prairies
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[New York]: Readex Microprint, 1966. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. Two volumes. 12mo. Pp. Vol I: xvi, 17-320. Vol II: viii, 9-318. Illustrated with a few black & white drawings. Bound in imitation leather with gilt lettering stamped on cover and on spine over a title block. Tight bindings, clean within. A classic in the library of Western expansion,… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Commerce of the Prairies (Volume 17) (American Exploration and Travel Series)
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Commerce of the Prairies: Life on the Great Plains in the 1830's and 1840's
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COMMERCE OF THE PRAIRIES
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