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WELLS, CAPTAIN JAMES M. "WITH TOUCH OF ELBOW" OR DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR: A THRILLING NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURE ON LAND AND SEA.
Phila., Chicago & Toronto: The John C. Winston Co., 1909. First edition. (x), 362 pp. Plus 16 plates, 11 from photographs. Pict. gilt cloth. 8vo. Slight cover wear, else very good. Experiences as a bullwhacker driving cattle on the Plains, Pony Express, Utah, Virginia City, service in Michigan calvary in Civil War, Morgan's Raid, and capture, author's capture by Confederates, and more Civil War experiences. HOWES W249: "Cavalry service in the Civil War, preceded by freighting experiences on the plains in the 'fifties." FLAKE 9687: "Includes material on the Utah Expedition and Salt Lake City." EBERSTADT 128:552.
Offered for US$ 135.00 by: Almagre Books - Book number: 19214