Author: Cox, Ross
Title: Advenrures on the Columbia River, Including The Narrative of Residence of Six Years on the Western Side of the Rocky Mountains, Among Various Tribes of Indians Hitherto Unknown: Together with A Journey Across the American Continent.
Description: New York, J. & J. Harper, 1832. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Half-Leather. xv, 335pp. Original green boards with paper spine label. Front board detached but present, rear board tender but holding, spine missing one inch piece at top, paper label heavily worn and chipped, dampstaining to some margins, foxing mainly to first and last few pages, Maryland Historical Society bookplate on front pastedown. A fascinating narrative by Cox, of the fur trading industry in the American northwest, his relations with the indians of the region, and some the harrowing experiences he dealt with. Howes C-822. Good.

Keywords: Indians Oregon Washington Exploring


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