Open Collections

BC Historical Books

Featured Collection

BC Historical Books

Tales of travels west of the Mississippi, by Solomon Bell late Keeper of the Traveller's Library, Province-House Court, Boston, with a map and numerous engravings Snelling, William Joseph, 1804-1848

Description

"'Gray & Bowen have in course of publication, a series of works for youth, which will appear under the general title of Tales for youth, by Solomon Bell ... to supply to the children of the United States, an entertaining abstract of the most popular books of travels which have lately appeared . .. ': - [Advt., p. r 1 Chapters 33-4 I, pp. I 25- I 62, give an account of John Jewitt's captivity." -- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 274.

Item Metadata

Title	Tales of travels west of the Mississippi, by Solomon Bell late Keeper of the Traveller's Library, Province-House Court, Boston, with a map and numerous engravings
Creator	Snelling, William Joseph, 1804-1848
Publisher	Boston : Gray and Bowen
Date Issued	1830
Description	"'Gray & Bowen have in course of publication, a series of works for youth, which will appear under the general title of Tales for youth, by Solomon Bell ... to supply to the children of the United States, an entertaining abstract of the most popular books of travels which have lately appeared . .. ': - [Advt., p. r 1 Chapters 33-4 I, pp. I 25- I 62, give an account of John Jewitt's captivity." -- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 274.
Extent	xvi, 162 pages : illustrations, 1 map (folded) ; 16 cm
Subject	West (U.S.)--Description and travel--Juvenile literature; Indians of North America; Northwestern States; Juvenile literature; Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821
Genre	Books; Travel literature
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Notes	Written under the pseudonym Solomon Bell. Pages 18-21 missing in print. Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/741129420
Identifier	F5817.52 .S79; II-0514
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Series	Tales of Travels
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5817.52 .S79
Date Available	2016-04-26
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
Catalogue Record	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1586597
AIPUUID	9542447b-d538-4980-8560-7ca129f21657
DOI	10.14288/1.0308177
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

Item Media

1.0308177.pdf --

Item Citations and Data

Rights

Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.