Thirty Years Of Army Life On The Border. Comprising Descriptions Of The Indian Nomads Of The Plains; Exploration Of New Territory; A Trip Across The Rocky Mountains In The Winter; Descriptions Of The Habits Of Different Animals Found In The West, And The Methods Of Hunting Them; With Incidents In The Life Of Different Frontier Men, Etc., Etc

COLONEL R. B. MARCY

Publication: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1866, New York

First edition. 8vo. Original brown cloth, decorations and titles stamped in gold gilt on the front cover and spine, brown front and rear endpapers, xvi + 442 pp., frontispiece, introduction, illustrated, plates, Marcy was all over the Southwest, explored the origin of the Red River, located sites for Indian Reservations, much information on hunting, traveling on the Plains, the equipment needed and methods used. Dobie p.155: "Marcy had a scientific mind and a high sense of values. He knew how to write and what he wrote remains informing and pleasant." Field 1007: "Colonel Marcy's volume is the result of a lifetime of frontier experience, during which period almost everything which he describes has changed or passed away, except the natural features of the country. No writer has had more intimate communication with the war-like tribes of the plains, and his offical relation gives authenticity to his statements." Tate 2169: "An excellent source of descriptive information on the Comanches, based upon Marcy's several reconnaissances through their country during the late 1840s and 1850s. One chapter deals with Marcy's role in establishing the two reservations in northwestern Texas during the 1850s." Neatly written, non-authorial, presentation on front free endpaper. Light wear to spine ends and corners. Very Good+.

Inventory Number: 50642