Author: HUBBARD, GURDON SALTONSTALL; CAROLINE M. MCILVAINE (INTRO)
Title: The Autobiography of Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard (Pa-Pa-Ma-Ta-Be "the Swift Walker")
Description: Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons / The Lakeside Press, 1911. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt border and publisher's medallion, gilt, on cover, t.e.g, fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with tissue-protected engraved portrait frontispiece. Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard (1802 – 1886) was an American fur trader, insurance underwriter, and land speculator. Hubbard first arrived in Chicago on October 1, 1818. He went on to build Chicago's first stockyard and help foment a land boom for Chicago in the East. On several trips throughout Illinois, he became the adopted son of Chief Waba of the Kickapoo and married Watseka, niece of Chief Tamin of the Kankakee Potawatomi. After he walked for 75 miles in a single night to warn the town of Danville of an impending raid by Indians, he earned the nickname "Pa-pa-ma-ta-be," or "Swift-Walker." When a local Indian tribe questioned his ability to perform this feat, he challenged their champion walker to a race. Hubbard's challenger lost by several miles and was unable to move the next day. Hubbard seemed to be unaffected. Former owner's signature stamp on ffep, otherwise unmarked, gilt bright, a few pages very lightly soiled, corners sharp, tight, and square. NEAR FINE. The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 9. B&W Illustrations. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. xxvii, 182 pp. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .
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Title: The Autobiography of Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard (Pa-Pa-Ma-Ta-Be "the Swift Walker")
Description: Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons / The Lakeside Press, 1911. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt border and publisher's medallion, gilt, on cover, t.e.g, fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with tissue-protected engraved portrait frontispiece. Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard (1802 – 1886) was an American fur trader, insurance underwriter, and land speculator. Hubbard first arrived in Chicago on October 1, 1818. He went on to build Chicago's first stockyard and help foment a land boom for Chicago in the East. On several trips throughout Illinois, he became the adopted son of Chief Waba of the Kickapoo and married Watseka, niece of Chief Tamin of the Kankakee Potawatomi. After he walked for 75 miles in a single night to warn the town of Danville of an impending raid by Indians, he earned the nickname "Pa-pa-ma-ta-be," or "Swift-Walker." When a local Indian tribe questioned his ability to perform this feat, he challenged their champion walker to a race. Hubbard's challenger lost by several miles and was unable to move the next day. Hubbard seemed to be unaffected. Former owner's signature stamp on ffep, otherwise unmarked, gilt bright, a few pages very lightly soiled, corners sharp, tight, and square. NEAR FINE. The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 9. B&W Illustrations. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. xxvii, 182 pp. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .
Keywords: Lakeside Classics; Rare Books; Travel; Adventure; Exploration; United States; Illinois; American Mid-West; Native Americans; Biography & Memoir Travel & Adventure Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
Price: US$ 400.00 Seller: Round Table Books, LLC
- Book number: 8463
- Book number: 8463
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