The Prairie Traveler, A Handbook For Overland Expeditions, With Maps, Illustrations, And Itineraries Of The Principal Routes Between The Mississippi And The Pacific

MARCY, CAPT, RANDOLPH B

Publication: West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1961, NP

Reprint of the original 1859 printing. Half-Leather and Boards. Slipcase, as issued. xviii.-220pp. Numerous illustrations. Map on endpapers. An attractive, limited edition reprint of Marcy's classic work. Rittenhouse 399, "A how-to-do-it book widely used by emigrants over all Western trails. It describes equipment to carry, methods of organizing a wagon train, techniques of avoiding dangers and attacks, and 28 itineraries including the Santa Fe Trail." Fine, bright copy in near Fine slipcase.