Jedediah Smith and his Maps of the American West
by Morgan, Dale L. and Carl I. Wheat
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: California Historical Society, 1954. First Edition. 86pp. Folio [44 cm] Red cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine. Complete with all seven maps. The four page prospectus is laid in. This volume was the logical extension of Morgan's biography of Jedediah Smith. Morgan and Wheat examined the notes taken by Oregon pioneer George Gibbs from a now-lost map of the trapper's western travels drawn by Smith in 1831, before the latter's demise on the Santa Fe Trail. Also considered is a letter concerning western flora, rediscovered after publication of 'Opening of the West,' belatedly adding botany to the litany of Smith's contributions towards a factual understanding of the American West. Saunders 26.
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- Bookseller
- Tschanz Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7475
- Title
- Jedediah Smith and his Maps of the American West
- Author
- Morgan, Dale L. and Carl I. Wheat
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- California Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Jedediah Smith Mountan Man Fur Trade
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