Author: CONARD. Howard Louis
Title: Uncle Dick Wooton: The Pioneer Frontiersman of the Rocky Mountain Range
Description: Chicago, The Lakeside Press, 1957. Hardcover. Edited by Milo Milton Quaife. 16mo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration. xxvii, 465pp. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece, map, illustrations. Fine. Handsome, tight copy of the 55th title in R.R. Donnelley & Sons annual keepsake "Lakeside Classics" series of historical reprints -- this title first published in 1890 by W.E. Dibble & Co. of Chicago. Original title page (illustrated) further subtitles it "An Account of the Adventures and Thrilling Experiences of the Most Noted American Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Scout, and Indian Fighter Now Living." Remarks Quaife, "In his ability to recreate in ample detail the scenes of his past life consists the great charm, as well as the chief historical value of the book." GRAFF 842. NEW HOWES C 665. RADER 881. .

Keywords: Native American Western Americana


See more books from our catalog: Books