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1824. 18th Cong., 2d Sess. SD2. Washington: 1824. 12pp, lightly tanned and foxed, disbound. Good+. "Tarascon, a Pittsburgh merchant, had the ingenious plan for building a wagon road across the American continent to the Pacific complete with bridges and ferries. He proposed to call it the Columbian Road: the Indian title to the lands adjacent was to be extinguished and the company was to have the privilege of trading in furs. Tarascon's was the first detailed project for a wagon road across the continent." Decker. FIRST EDITION. Graff 4067. 36 Decker 396. AI 18939 [2]. 163 Eberstadt 499.
ADDRESS ON TRADE WITH THE WESTERN COUNTRY 1806 by Tarascon, Lewis - 1957
by Tarascon, Lewis
ADDRESS ON TRADE WITH THE WESTERN COUNTRY 1806
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Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Library Associates. Very Good. 1957. softcover. not paginated pp; Stapled binding. Keepsake no. 4 from the University of Kentucky Library Associates- 1957. Pages are toned, else an excellent copy, text clean, binding tight. Not paginated. ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. .
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PETITION OF LEWIS A. TARASCON, (AND OTHERS,) PRAYING THE OPENING OF A WAGON ROAD, FROM THE RIVER MISSOURI, NORTH OF THE RIVER KANSAS, TO THE RIVER COLUMBIA. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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PETITION OF LEWIS A. TARASCON, (AND OTHERS), PRAYING THE OPENING OF A WAGON ROAD, FROM THE RIVER MISSOURI, NORTH OF THE RIVER KANSAS, TO THE RIVER COLUMBIA
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Washington, 1824. 12pp. Modern half cloth and marbled boards, leather label. Very good. The first proposal for the building of a road to the Pacific Ocean by the federal government. The author advocates the construction of the road to open agricultural land, improve the fur trade, extend the Santa Fe trade, and establish the United States on the Pacific. With federal aid, Tarascon proposed to create the Missouri and Columbia Road Company, with many grandiose schemes written into its charter. GRAFF 4067. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 18939.
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