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An Unwritten Chapter of Salt Lake, 1851-1901
by Harris, Sarah Hollister
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: Printed Privately, 1901. First Edition. 88pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Green cloth with the title gilt stamped on the front board and 'Deseret' gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine. Sarah Hollister Harris was the wife of Broughton D. Harris, the first secretary of Utah Territory in 1851. The family, and several other federal officials, fled Utah after disputes with the Mormon community.
"The following true story of an experience in my life which pertains to a period when Millard Fillmore was President of the United States, would never have been written but for the urgent request of the younger members of my family, who are so deeply interested in the events which are here portrayed, that they plead with me to write this article, believing that the circumstances which occurred at that time, and which are a part of our country, will be interesting to others as they are to my family circle." - p.[3] Mintz 213. Howe H231. Flake/Draper 3867. Eberstadt 138: 260. Graff 2795. Rare.
"The following true story of an experience in my life which pertains to a period when Millard Fillmore was President of the United States, would never have been written but for the urgent request of the younger members of my family, who are so deeply interested in the events which are here portrayed, that they plead with me to write this article, believing that the circumstances which occurred at that time, and which are a part of our country, will be interesting to others as they are to my family circle." - p.[3] Mintz 213. Howe H231. Flake/Draper 3867. Eberstadt 138: 260. Graff 2795. Rare.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tschanz Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7681
- Title
- An Unwritten Chapter of Salt Lake, 1851-1901
- Author
- Harris, Sarah Hollister
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed Privately
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1901
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About the Seller
Tschanz Rare Books
Biblio member since 2019
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Tschanz Rare Books
We actively buy and sell books, photographs, ephemera, maps, and objects in our specialties: Utah and the Mormons, Interior West, Western National Parks, Western Indians, Railroads and Western Americana generally.
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- Gilt
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