1870 America INDIANS Oregon Rocky
Mountains Yellowstone River of West Victor
Frances Victor’s ‘The River of the West’
is a history of the American Pacific Northwest through the narrative of the man
‘Joe Meek’ who began as a fur trapper and ended up an Oregon legislator. Jerome Greene says,
“Although ‘The River of the West’ doubtless
stands as her single most noted contribution, all of her historical work
exhibits vivid narration, impartiality, and forthrightness in style”
Victor covers a wide array of topics
including:
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Fur traders,
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Indian tribes,
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Hunting
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Yellowstone
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Slave States
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Sheridan’s first Battle, and many other Battles
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Overland immigration,
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Oregon missions,
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Tragic fate of Rev. Whitman and family
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Description of the country, its condition, prospects, and resources
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And much more!
This 1870 edition includes 13 full-page
plates and 18 in-text woodcut illustrations!
Item number: #14110
Price: $499
VICTOR, Frances Fuller
The River of the West: life and adventure in the Rocky Mountains and
Oregon: embracing events in the lifetime of a mountain-man and pioneer: with
the early history of the north-western slope…
Hartford, Conn.: Columbian Book Company; Toledo, Ohio: W.E. Bliss &
Co.; Chicago, Ill.: Union Publishing Co.; San Francisco, Cal.: R.J. Trumbull
& Co., 1870.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xxii, 602, [4]
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14 plates and 18
in-text woodcut illustrations
· Reference: Larned 2074; Graff 4477; Howes V
89; Field 1603;
· Language: English
· Provenance: Kenneth C. Beach book plate
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2 other handwritten
names
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Cloth
· Size: ~9in X 6in (23cm x 15.5cm)
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