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The Emigrants' Guide to California; [Narratives of the Trans-Mississippi Frontier] [Reprinted from the 1849 edition with Introduction and notes by John Caughey]

The Emigrants' Guide to California; [Narratives of the Trans-Mississippi Frontier] [Reprinted from the 1849 edition with Introduction and notes by John Caughey]

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The Emigrants' Guide to California; [Narratives of the Trans-Mississippi Frontier] [Reprinted from the 1849 edition with Introduction and notes by John Caughey]

by Ware, Joseph E

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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1932. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [Reprinted from the 1849 edition][5.25x8"]; Maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and front, gilt illustration of Indians and horses on front; Dark blue and white dust jacket with red lettering on front; xxiv, 63 pp., [1], 2 plates with black/white illustrations, various illustrations and tables in text, 24" fold out profile map of routes to California with elevations, index; Minimal shelf wear to edges; Dust jacket minor soiling with chips to all edges and corners, closed tear at top of spine and front repaired with tape, prior owner ink name on front endpaper. [Kurutz 663b, Wagner-Camp 175]. Joseph E. Ware published The Emigrant's Guide to California in 1849. In the introduction to this reprint Princeton edition, John Caughey wrote that "Joseph E. Ware was the first to attempt a complete description of the best route for the forty-niners." Ware did not make the journey himself and wrote the guide primarily from Fremont's reports. He also included information on the Isthmus of Panama route, gold detection tests and distances.

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David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA US (US)
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Title
The Emigrants' Guide to California; [Narratives of the Trans-Mississippi Frontier] [Reprinted from the 1849 edition with Introduction and notes by John Caughey]
Author
Ware, Joseph E
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
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Very Good
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Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Place of Publication
Princeton, NJ
Date Published
1932
Weight
0.00 lbs
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David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.

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