DIARY OF PHILIP LEGET EDWARDS 1932 Grabhorn Press - 1837 Mt Shasta Cattle Drive
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TITLE: The diary of Philip Leget Edwards; the great cattle drive from California to Oregon in 1837.
AUTHOR: Philip Leget Edwards; Douglas S Watson
PUBLISHER: San Francisco: Grabhorn Press
DATE: 1932
EDITION: Rare Americana series., No. 4
DESCRIPTION: 3 preliminary leaves 47 pages color frontispiece 26 cm.
CONDITION NOTES: VERY GOOD. End papers toned. Corners sharp, caps complete.
BINDING: Green linen backstrip over marbled boards.
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First published in "Themis," vol. II, September 13-27, 1890, under title: California in 1837; reprinted and published in book form by A.J. Johnston & Co., Sacramento, in 1890. "Introduction to the diary of Philip Leget Edwards, by Douglas S. Watson": 2d-3d prelim. leaves.
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Diary of Philip Edwards as he and his companions bought 700 cattle from Yerba Buena and Mission San Jose, and drove them north through the northern San Joaquin Valley, up the mountains, past Mount Shasta, and into origin - suffering and struggling the whole way as only a true wrangler can imagine. The view of California in its early years as a remote outpost is brilliantly and sparingly described. A classic tale.
