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OREGON MISSIONS AND TRAVELS OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS IN 1845 - 46
by De Smet, P.J. (Father, of The Society of Jesus)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Edward Dunigan, 1847. Hardcover. Good Only. 12mo, 7.1 in. x 4.5 in., pp. 408, [4] ("Our Father" in Indian langages (Flat-Head and Pend-O-Oreille; Flat-Bow and Koetenay;, Assiniboin; Cree; Black-Foot; Potawotomie; Nosinan; Indian vocabulary, and list of "Plants of the Rocky Mountains"). Illustrated with tissue-guarded frontis. Fabulous frontis portrait of "The Lodge Pole" The Great Chief of the Flat Heads -- umm, "Victor", after Baptism. Fold out MAP (most likely a facsimile replacement) of Oregon Territory (10.25 in. x 12.25 in.) and thirteen additional tinted lithograph plates, Blue-green cloth boards wth elaborate frame stamped in bilnd to front and back. GIlt title, floral design, and horseback rider to spine. Rubbing to extremities, particularly along spine edges. Corners nudged. Some corners of pages show past repair. Two title pages. Bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Light spotting throughout. Map VG+. (Howes D292). Pierre-Jean de Smet (1801] - 1873) was a Belgian-born Jesuit missionary whose pioneering efforts to Christianize and pacify Indian tribes west of the Mississippi River made him their beloved "Black Robe" and cast him in the role of mediator in the U.S. government's attempt to secure their lands for settlement by whites. (from Britannica).
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87338
- Title
- OREGON MISSIONS AND TRAVELS OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS IN 1845 - 46
- Author
- De Smet, P.J. (Father, of The Society of Jesus)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Edward Dunigan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- Pioneer Missionaries -- U.S.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
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