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Early western travels 1748-1846 : a series of annotated reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and social and economic conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the period of early American settlement. Volume XXIX : part II of Farnham's... Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913
Description
"750 complete sets printed.
A standard work, with valuable editorial matter, including bibliographical details of earlier editions of the works in the series. Includes some material on the Oregon Territory.
Partial contents: ... vol.6. Brackenridge's Journal up the Missouri. 1811.- Franchere's Voyage to the Northwest coast, 1811-1814.- vol.7. Ross's Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia river, 1810-1813.- ... vo1.28. Part 1 of Farnham's Travels in the Great western prairies, etc., October 21 - December 4, 1839; and De Smet's Oregon missions and travels over the Rocky mountains, 1845-46.- . . . vols.31-32. Analytical index to the series." -- 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. 287.
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Early western travels 1748-1846 : a series of annotated reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and social and economic conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the period of early American settlement. Volume XXIX : part II of Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., October 21- December 4, 1839 ; and De Smet's Oregon Missions and Travels over the Rocky Mountains, 1845-1846
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Cleveland : Arthur H. Clark Company
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| Date Issued |
1906
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| Description |
"750 complete sets printed.
A standard work, with valuable editorial matter, including bibliographical details of earlier editions of the works in the series. Includes some material on the Oregon Territory. Partial contents: ... vol.6. Brackenridge's Journal up the Missouri. 1811.- Franchere's Voyage to the Northwest coast, 1811-1814.- vol.7. Ross's Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia river, 1810-1813.- ... vo1.28. Part 1 of Farnham's Travels in the Great western prairies, etc., October 21 - December 4, 1839; and De Smet's Oregon missions and travels over the Rocky mountains, 1845-46.- . . . vols.31-32. Analytical index to the series." -- 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. 287. |
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424 pages : map (folded), illustrations, advertisements ; 25 cm
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| Subject |
United States--Description and travel; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Indians of North America--West (U.S.); West (U.S.)--Description and travel; Oregon--Description and travel; Rocky Mountains--Description and travel; Indians of North America--Missions; Indians of North America--Oregon; Missions--Oregon; Northwestern States--Description and travel
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application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/834599401
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| Identifier |
F592 .T54 V. 28-29:1<br><br>F592 .T54 V. 29:2; II-0541-V29
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F592 .T54 V. 28-29:1, F592 .T54 V. 29:2
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| Date Available |
2016-11-23
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| 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.
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10.14288/1.0339939
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