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WISE, LIEUT. HENRY A. LOS GRINGOS: OR, AN INSIDE VIEW OF MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA, WITH WANDERINGS IN PERU, CHILI, AND POLYNESIA.
N.Y.:C. Scribner, 1857. xvi, 453 pp. Rebacked with portion of original spine laid down. 8vo. Very good. First printed in 1849. U. S. Navy Lt. Wise travelled to Mexico, California, South America, and Hawaii in 1846-1847. In California he visited San Francisco, Monterey and San Jose. Includes much on Mexican War actions in California and the West Coast of Mexico, with a stay at Mazatlan. Plus account of the arrival of the Donner party. HOWES W 593. COWAN, p. 691. TUTOROW 3690: "Lieutenant Wise's ship was in Mexican and California ports during the War. He...took part in the blockade of Mazatlan....Contains a description of a false alarm at Mazatlan caused by the _Cyane_ and the _Independence_." GUNN 1146. HILL, p. 330.
Offered for US$ 150.00 by: Almagre Books - Book number: 16563
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