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My 96 Years in The Great West Indiana Kansas and California
by Griffith, G. W. E
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Geo. W. E. Griffith, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. [8] pages, 284 pages, [6] pages addendum. Frontispiece photograph of the author. 2 pages of photographs of the author, his sister, and his wife. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on the front cover and spine. Contents contain an account of Quantrell's raid in Lawrence, Kansas 1863. Author also writes about pioneer days in Indiana and Kansas, trading with the Indians, eloping to Kansas, business, railroads, and a new life in California in the 1890's. Illustrated bookplate (unsigned) on the front paste down.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25901
- Title
- My 96 Years in The Great West Indiana Kansas and California
- Author
- Griffith, G. W. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Geo. W. E. Griffith
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Civil War
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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