The States and Territories of the Great West; Including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minesota, Kansas, and Nebraska; Their Georgraphy, History, Advantages, Resources, and Prospects

by Ferris, Jacob

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Book Description

Miller, Orton, and Mulligan, New York and Auburn, 1856. Hard Cover. Fair/None Issued. Size: Small 8vo. Brown gilt stamped and illustrated cloth over boards, fold out map attached to frontis page, 352 pp., "numerous illustrations," Table of Distances. This book "takes a comprehensive view of the WHOLE West. It describes the earlier emmigrations to the West, and presents a vivid picture of the modes of traveling, and of the difficulties and danger of the way; . . . it contains a reliable account of the first explorations of the Mississippi valley, compiled from the original manuscripts of the explorers themselves, . . . it brings the general history of the West down to the present time. . . On the whole, it is a book to be read - interesting to the general reader, and valuable to the emigrant and traveler. . . The author possesses a rare experience of the West, havin g visited almost every part of it this side of the Rocky Mountains, to obtain a knowledge of the country, the progress of settlements, and the manners and customs of the people." Corners and spine ends bumped with wear, covers scuffed, notation in period ink on front free endpaper that reference a school library, but there are no indications this was a library book, map is intact but is toned along one edge, some light foxing, foxing throughout the book; one signature half way through book is loose; otherwise, the interior is clean, no writing or marks and the binding is sound. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 4 oz. Inventory No: 006041. .

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