VOYAGES FROM MONTREAL ON THE RIVER ST. LAURENCE THROUGH THE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA TO THE FROZEN AND PACIFIC OCEANS IN THE YEARS 1789 AND 1793; With a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Fur Trade of that Country. Illustrated with Maps

Author: MacKenzie, Alexander, Esq
Title: VOYAGES FROM MONTREAL ON THE RIVER ST. LAURENCE THROUGH THE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA TO THE FROZEN AND PACIFIC OCEANS IN THE YEARS 1789 AND 1793; With a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Fur Trade of that Country. Illustrated with Maps
Publication: Edmonton, Canada: M. G. Hurtig LTD., 1971
Edition: First Edition Thus

Description: Hardcover. Edmonton, Canada: M. G. Hurtig LTD., 1971, First edition thus. 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches: pp. xx, cxxxii, 414, (2). Red cloth with black dyed spine label with gold gilt titles. Sage green endpapers. 3 large fold-out maps.

Slight rubbing to bottom corners. Black spine label has a couple of tiny scratches showing the red cloth underneath. One rubbed spot on bottom edge of back cover. Previous owner's name and date to front free end paper. Light foxing on pages facing maps. Unmarked. Binding tight. Very Good.

An account of Scottish explorer Alexander MacKenzie's east to west travels across the North American continent. Consists of "A General History of the Fur Trade" and "The North West Continent of America." Includes constructed glossaries of several Native American tribes. MacKenzie's voyage predated that of Lewis and Clark by nearly a decade.

Seller ID: 985

Subject: Travel Adventure