Add this copy of A Journey to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1839 to cart. $45.00, very good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Heritage Books, Inc.
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Very good. [2], 163, [1] p. Includes index. Folding map. Originally published in 1912. Includes a sketch of the Life of Dr. Wislizenus. From Wikipedia: "Friedrich Adolph Wislizenus (first name sometimes spelled Frederick) (21 May 1810 23 September 1889) was German-born American MD, explorer and botanist. Wislizenus graduated in 1834 and sought employment in Paris yet upon finding none, he set sail for New York. Accompanying one of the expeditions of Rocky Mountain Fur Company he embarked on a journey to the west. With the hardy pioneers he traveled far into the North-West. Wislizenus joined a band of Flathead and Nez Perce Indians with whom he crossed the Rocky Mountains. With no guide he ventured back along the banks of Arkansas River to the border of Missouri. While engaged in publishing his memoirs, Wislizenus met his future wife, Lucy Crane, sister-in-law of George Perkins Marsh. Friedrich Adolph Wislizenus died on September 23, 1889 leaving a rich intellectual heritage."
