JEFFREY, JOHN MASON

Adobe and Iron the Story of the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma

La Jolla, CA: Prospect Avenue Press, 1970. 2nd Printing. Paperback. Trade PB. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. (the book was first issued in hardback). The cardstock covers have some light edge wear and beginning rippling, along with some light scuffling and spots of ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. "Opened while Arizona was still a U. S. Territory, the prison accepted its first inmate on July 1, 1876. For the next 33 years 3,069 prisoners, including 29 women, served sentences there for crimes ranging from murder to polygamy. The prison was under continuous construction with labor provided by the prisoners. In 1909, the last prisoner left the Territorial Prison for the newly constructed Arizona State Prison Complex located in Florence, Arizona. It was also the third historic park in Arizona. The state historic park also contains a graveyard where 104 of the prisoners are buried. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 46224

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana John Mason Jeffrey Prisons Arizona Yuma, AZ Law And Order Frontier Justice

JORDAN, JED (AS TOLD TO M. M. MARBERRY)

Fool's Gold an Unrefined Account of Alaskz in 1899

New York: John Day Company, 1960. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charles Walker. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The front endpaper includes a tipped-on author's signature and inscription. There is a previous owner's address label on the front pastedown page. The dust jacket has some rubbing, edge wear, and wrinkling, along with some ground-in dirt. “I went to Alaska in 1899, in my early twenties, and so qualify as an authentic pioneer, but unlike practically everybody else, I never was one of those fabled sourdoughs. I went to make money, sure; there was no other reason to go there. But I never was much for sloshing around in the ice and snow, looking for gold. My idea of making money in Alaska was to sit in a warm and cozy saloon – my saloon – and watch other people drink whiskey – my whiskey – and play a little cards on the side if the customers so desired. ”; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 35983

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Jed Jordan Alaska M. M. Marberry Biography Gold Rush Alaska Gold Rush

JOSTES, BARBARA DONOHOE

Selected Papers of an American Pioneer John Parrott 1811-1884

San Francisco, CA: Barbara Donohoe Jostes, 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is one spot of ground-in dirt to the front cover of the book. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light rubbing and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. "Like only a few others, he (John Parrott) arrived in California already rich and successful. He had traded in hides and tallow in Mexico long before the gold rush. He had been named US Consul at Mazatlan in 1838. This honorary position brought prestige, but it did not include any pay. " (from San Mateo County Historical Society) While Parrott was given the respect that his wealth and position commanded, he was not without his flaws. It was known that he had fathered at least two children by different Mexican women. Some of his business dealings in those early days would have been called smuggling today. Nevertheless, when he arrived in San Francisco, Parrott was already established as a respectable and influential man. He became a banker and accumulated real estate in San Francisco and elsewhere. He invested in many different successful business ventures. He had originally been from The South, and he became a typical southern conservative businessman. Unlike some other San Franciscans of the time, Parrott never revealed the extent of his wealth, so it was rumored that he was richer than many of the others.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 45181

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Barbara Donohoe Jostes John Parrott Californiana South America Civil War

KARSNER, DAVID

Silver Dollar the Story of the Tabors

New York: Crown Publishers, 1970. Trade Edition. . This book is in Very Good condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. The silver dust jacket has edge tears, nicks chips and rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. A previous owner has inked his name to the rear panel of the dust jacket. The rear panel of the dust jacket has noticeable ground-in dirt as well. "David Fulton "Dave" Karsner (1889–1941) was an American journalist, writer, and socialist political activist. Karsner is best remembered as a key member of the editorial staff of the New York Call and as an early biographer of Socialist Party of America leader Eugene V. Debs. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 42141

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Colorado Coloradiana Denver Colorado Gold Mining Silver Mining Biography Politics

KELLY, J. WELLS (COMPILED BY)

First Directory of Nevada Territory and Including Sketches of the Washoe Silver Mines By Henry de Groot

Los Gatos, CA: The Talisman Press, 1962. Facsimile. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is a very slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and small chips missing, along with some light toning to the spine, the spine ends and flap joints.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 47094

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana J. Wells Kelly Henry De Groot Silver Mines Nevada History

LECOMPTE, JANET

Pueblo Hardscrabble Greenhorn the Upper Arkansas, 1832-1856

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1978. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0806114622. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has some light edge wear, fading and spots of rubbing. "Fort Pueblo was an adobe settlement and trading post built in 1842 by a group of independent traders at the ford of the Arkansas about half a mile west of the Fountain River. The exact location of the site is somewhat uncertain but is near First Street and Santa Fe Avenue in Pueblo, Colorado. The course of the Arkansas has changed by floods and the ford is gone, as is all surface evidence of the buildings at the fort. The builders of Fort Pueblo included George Simpson, son of a wealthy St. Louis merchant, who at 23 had set out in May 1841 on the Oregon Trail with a mule-drawn wagon. Simpson received a yearly remittance from his father throughout his life. Simpson was side-tracked from his westward journey at Fort Laramie when he was invited by William S. Williams to join a company of fur trappers.". Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .