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Saskatchewan and the Rocky Mountains. A Diary and Narrative of Travel, Sport, and Adventure, During a Journey Through the Hudson's Bay Company's Territories, in 1859 and 1860
by SOUTHESK, James Carnegie, 9th Earl of
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Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. xxx, 448 p. 22 cm. 2 fold-out partial colour maps. Frontispiece and 6 other engravings. 22 illustrations within text. 2 lithographs. Title in red and black. Half leather with marbled paper boards. Boards rubbed, corners worn. Former owner's label on front pastedown. Occasional spotting. A few pages jutting out.
Southesk's narrative, based on the carefully recorded daily journal which he kept throughout his journey, follows his passage across Canada to the west coast and back: Fort Garry, Fort Ellice, Qu'Appelle Fort, Indian Elbow, Fort Carlton, Fort Edmonton, Medicine Tent River and North River Camps, Kootanie Plain, Old Bow Fort, Port Pelly. He describes his meetings with Sir George Simpson, Paul Kane and arctic explorer Dr. Rae and devotes considerable attention to the conditions and customs of the tribes encountered. According to Peel, there was an earlier issue with title dated 1874.
Graff 588. Peel 411n. Sabin 88549. TPL 4019.
Southesk's narrative, based on the carefully recorded daily journal which he kept throughout his journey, follows his passage across Canada to the west coast and back: Fort Garry, Fort Ellice, Qu'Appelle Fort, Indian Elbow, Fort Carlton, Fort Edmonton, Medicine Tent River and North River Camps, Kootanie Plain, Old Bow Fort, Port Pelly. He describes his meetings with Sir George Simpson, Paul Kane and arctic explorer Dr. Rae and devotes considerable attention to the conditions and customs of the tribes encountered. According to Peel, there was an earlier issue with title dated 1874.
Graff 588. Peel 411n. Sabin 88549. TPL 4019.
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- Title
- Saskatchewan and the Rocky Mountains. A Diary and Narrative of Travel, Sport, and Adventure, During a Journey Through the Hudson's Bay Company's Territories, in 1859 and 1860
- Author
- SOUTHESK, James Carnegie, 9th Earl of
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Good
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- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edmonston and Douglas
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1875
- Keywords
- Saskatchewan, Prairies, Rocky Mountains, Travel,
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