Buy this book on-line Young, Charles E : Dangers of the Trail in 1865: A Narrative of Actual EventsPress of W. F. Humphrey?, Geneva, NY, 1912
Original publisher's red-brown cloth binding. Black lettering on front cover and spine. Illustrations of two Indigenous men on front cover and spine. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4." 148 pages, complete. Eleven black-and-white plates, including maps, complete. Pages and covers are virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. Pages have light age toning and a few stray pencil marks. Covers have slight wear to extremities. Binding has a slight lean toward the fore-edge when laid flat on back cover. A Fine copy. Autobiographical account of Charles E. Young when he journeyed westward from Geneva, New York to Denver, Colorado. Much of his narrative is about his run-ins with Indigenous Peoples, "bushwackers," outlaws, and wild animals such as rattlesnakes. Young's Preface: "I present this narrative of actual events on a trip across the plains to Denver, Colorado, in 1865 and of life in the Far West in the later sixties. An interesting and valuable feature is a map of the country, made in 1865, by Henry Bowles of Boston, showing the old Platte River and Smoky Hills Trails of that day before there was a railroad west of the Missouri River. Everything is told in a plain but truthful manner, and this little volume is submitted to the reader for approval or criticism.". Illustr.: Patterson, H. DeF.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Young, Charles E : Dangers of the Trail in 1865: A Narrative of Actual Events. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, incunabula, rare books, libri antichi and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |