The Banditti of the Prairies: A Tale of the Mississippi Valley
by Edward Bonney
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About This Item
Chicago: W. B. Conkey Company, [1900]. Reprint edition (Abbey Series). Hardcover book bound in the publisher's original full decorative cloth-gilt. 19 cm. 248 pp. "Sensational account of the tracking down of these confederated criminals, mostly Mormons, who murdered Colonel Davenport at Rock Island and terrorized the upper Mississippi valley, from 1843 to 1848." Howes B-606. Flake 590. Adams, Six-Guns 112. In very good condition. Gift inscription present on the front loose end page. Previous owner's name written on the front fixed end page. Interior pages age toned. Hinges tight. Spine lean. Some staining to the paper fore edges. Light edge wear/soiling/rubbing to the cloth covers. Scarce, especially in such nice condition.
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- The Banditti of the Prairies: A Tale of the Mississippi Valley
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- Edward Bonney
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- Keywords
- Western Iowa Illinois Outlaw Narrative Mormon Nauvoo Criminals Crime
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