"Yellowstone Kelly" The Memoirs Of Luther S. Kelly.

QUAIFE, M. M. [EDITED BY].

Publication: Yale University Press, 1926, New Haven

First edition. 8vo. Cloth, xiii [1], 268 pp., frontis. [portrait], historical introduction, foreword, illustrated, map, index. Foreword by Lieutenant-General Nelson A. Miles, U.S.A. General Miles, who knew Kelly well, compared him with such wilderness heroes as Daniel Boone and David Crockett. He explored the extensive northwest country years before serious hostilities occurred and acquired a knowledge of its topography, climate, and resources that proved to be exceedingly valuable. Kelly campaigned with Miles against hostile Indians in Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming. Fine, bright, tight copy in dust jacket with light wear to the corners, a small closed tear to the bottom edge of the front panel and a small closed tear to the top edge of the rear panel. Handsome copy.

Inventory Number: 35001