Adventures on the Columbia River, Including the Narrative of a 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
J. & J. Harper, 1832. 1st American Edition. HARDCOVER.
Octavo; hardcover; 335 pp. Tight binding; previous owner marks to prelims, else interior clean throughout; endpapers heavily foxed; corners heavily bumped and rubbed; Good. A scarce edition of this account of an American explorer’s travels throughout the Pacific Northwest and the Rocky Mountains.
. Good. Item #166322Ross Cox (1793-1853) was an Irish pioneer who worked for the Pacific Fur Company and the North West Company. This book is one of the most important historical accounts of the later years of the North West Company. It describes the rivalry between the Hudson’s Bay Company and the North West Company, as well as the Indigenous tribes of the Columbia.
Price: $325.00
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