News of the Plains and Rockies, 1803-1865: Original Narratives of Overland Travel and Adventure Selected from the Wagner-Camp and Becker Bibliography of Western Americana
News of the Plains and Rockies, 1803-1865: Original Narratives of Overland Travel and Adventure Selected from the Wagner-Camp and Becker Bibliography of Western Americana
Our most important primary accounts of early western adventure are brought together in this series of eight volumes. The authors were some of the frontier's first European travelers and explorers. Independent in spirit and background, the individuals who penned these reports collectively gave us our first Western images. An introductory Perspective to each section provides historical context. Each original narrative is supported with explanatory text by the editor presenting the significance of the report, a biography of ...
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Our most important primary accounts of early western adventure are brought together in this series of eight volumes. The authors were some of the frontier's first European travelers and explorers. Independent in spirit and background, the individuals who penned these reports collectively gave us our first Western images. An introductory Perspective to each section provides historical context. Each original narrative is supported with explanatory text by the editor presenting the significance of the report, a biography of its author, and the adventurer's itinerary along with highlights of the journey. The legacy resulting from the narrative, contemporary critical statements about the text and modern evaluations of the reports are included for deeper study. Each of the 167 narratives in the series has been selected by the editor from the premier bibliography on Western exploration and travel: The Plains & the Rockies, by Wagner, Camp, and Becker. Each account--25 pages or less-- provides a fundamental record which, in total, creates a comprehensive eight-volume record of exploration. Immediate, inspiring and insightful, these shorter contributions from The Plains and Rockies list are ephemeral and scarce. They are often the first printed reports of specific incidents and discoveries, having appeared in obscure newspapers and periodicals, and impart an immediacy and vitality often lost in later reflective narratives. This set of volumes is essential to researchers. News of the Plains and Rockies is a welcome addition to the shelves of all who have an interest in the opening of the West. The volumes are printed on acid-free paper and bound in tan linen with two color foil stamping on spine and front cover. The text is supported by facsimiles, maps, and appendices. A comprehensive index for the series is included in the final volume. See individual volumes for contents list. Price for series reflects a 25% discount off the list price of the individual volumes
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Add this copy of News of the Plains and Rockies 1803-1865: Original to cart. $112.50, very good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by The Arthur H. Clark Company.
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Book. Quartos, VG to VG+, in very good condition with only very minimal outside wear, not ex-library, text Like New, Tan cloth with maroon labels with gilt text. Vol. 1-6 only, missing Vol. 7-9. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, atop one of the bookcases. 1377361. FP New Rockville Stock.
Add this copy of News of the Plains and Rockies 1803-1865 Original to cart. $150.00, very good condition, Sold by Collins Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Arthur H. Clark Company.
Add this copy of News of the Plains and Rockies 1803-1865; Original to cart. $229.00, like new condition, Sold by Artis Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Calumet, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Arthur H. Clark Co.
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Fine. No Dust Jacket. Around 500pp each volume. 9 volume set includes the bibliography of 120 proposed additions to the Wagner-Camp bibliography. Size: Large 8vo.
Add this copy of News of the Plains and Rockies 1803-1865. Original to cart. $403.00, like new condition, Sold by Aquila Books, ships from Calgary, AB, CANADA, published 1996 by Arthur H. Clark Company, The.
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As new. 1st Editions. 9 volumes Octavo. Illustrations in text from facsimiles, etc. Eight volumes in tan cloth with gilt lettered burgundy labels on spine and front; bibliography bound in full burgundy cloth. Several of the volumes still in publisher's shrink-wrap. as new Volume I-A: Early Explorers, 1803-1812; B Fur Hunters, 1813-1847. Volume 2-C: Santa Fe Adventures, 1818-1843; D: Settlers, 1819-1865. Volume 3-E: Missionaries, Mormons, 1821-1864; F: Indian Agents, Captives, 1832-1865. Volume 4-G: Warriors 1834-1865; H: Scientists 1835-1859; I: Artists 1835-1859. Volume 5-J: Later Explorers, 1847-1865. Volume 6-K: Gold Seekers, California, 1849-1856; L: Railroad Forerunners, 1850-1865. Volume 7-M: Mailmen, 1857-1865; N: Gold Seekers, Pike's Peak, 1858-1865. Volume 8-P Gold Seekers, Other Areas, 1858-1865 and Cumulative Index for the Series. + A Supplmental Volume to the Series [9 volumes complete]
Add this copy of News of the Plains and Rockies, 1803-1865. Original to cart. $500.00, like new condition, Sold by Argonaut Book Shop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Arthur H. Clark Company.
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9 volumes, including Supplemental Volume. First editions, published between 1996-2002. Compiled and edited by David A. White. Numerous maps and facsimiles. Index in volume 8. Tan cloth, stamped in gold over a red foil background (supplemental volume in maroon cloth, as issued). A very fine set. Each volume limited to approximately 1400 copies. The author spent over two decades collecting and studying material drawn from the famous Wagner-Camp bibliography. He Formulated a series of volumes containing reprints of the shorter (23 pages or less) items noted in the bibliography. His research had shown that these short items were often written and published at a close proximity to the event discussed, making them extremely valuable as source material. They were also more ephemeral and therefore difficult to locate in either libraries, private collections or the marketplace. Much of the material has been virtually impossible to obtain in paper copy. Thus, White's project made available most all of these narratives. The supplemental volume contains one hundred and twenty proposed additions to the Wagner-Camp bibliography, with 33 selected reprints. [Clark & Brunet II: 302].
