A Pioneer's Search For An Ideal Home by Judson, Phoebe Goodell - 1966

University of Nebraska Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1984. Reprint. . Trade Paperback. About Fine/Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint, First Printing; orig. pub. 1925. Trade PB in glossy illustrated wraps. About Fine w/light edgewear and scuffed heel. 314pp.

Bison Books. Softcover. Very Good. 5x0x8. Phoebe Judson was a young bride in 1853 when she and her husband crossed the plains from Ohio to the Puget Sound area of Washington Territory. She was ninety-five when this book was first published in 1925. The years between were spent in a pioneer’s search for an ideal home” and in living there, when it was finally found at the head of the Nooksack River, almost on the Canadian border. Phoebe Judson's account of the journey west is based on daily diary entries detailing her fear, excitement, and exhaustion. At the end of the trail, the Judsons encountered hardships aplenty, causing them to abandon a farm and business in Olympia before their arrival in the Nooksack Valley. During the Indian Wars they holed up in a fort at Claquato. In time, Phoebe overcame her fear of the Indians, learned the Chinook language, and won their friendship. All this is told in vivid detail by a woman of great dignity and charm whom readers… Read More

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Paperback / softback. New. Phoebe Judson was a young bride in 1853 when she and her husband crossed the plains from Ohio to the Puget Sound area of Washington Territory. Here, she gives an account of the journey west, detailing her fear, excitement, exhaustion, and how during the Indian Wars they holed up in a fort at Claquato.

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Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1984. 1st Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 309pp.+poem; HB red w/blk.; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. A Book of Personal Memoirs. Phoebe Judson " ...crossed the Plains in 1853 and became a resident on Puget Sound before the organization of Washington Territory

Pen inscriptions dating back to 1925 Christmas before title page. Small rope binding which has very slightly ripped the first few pages at the binding holes. The condition is great for it's age and the pages are mostly all clean with only 5 or less with some sort of imperfection. Great book for those who live on the west coast as it talks about it a lot. Overall in great condition.

Bellingham, WA: Union Printing. Very Good+. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscription on the fep from Judson's grandaughter to a club in Bellingham. Owner's bookplate inside the front cover. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .