BROKEN HAND The Life of Thomas Fitzpatrick: Mountain Man, Guide and Federal Agent (Signed, Lmtd Ed.)

Hafen, LeRoy R.

Verlag: The Old West Publishing Company, Denver, Colorado, 1973

Beschreibung

BOOK DESCRIPTION: Large 8vo, xiii, 359 pgs, index, illustrations, appendices. LIMITED EDITION OF REVISED DELUXE SIGNED EDITION; #7 OF 200. SIGNED ON LIMITATION PAGE: "CORDIALLY LEROY R. HAFEN" with this addition to their son, Karl: " TO KARL + PAT / WITH LOVE / DAD + MARY". Mary Hafen was Leroy's second wife and the widowed sister of his first wife Ann. Nice family association. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Fine condition in Near Fine Slipcase. With clear acetate dust wrapper as published. CONTENT DESCRIPTION: Thomas Fitzpatrick was a famous mountain man, trailblazer and trapper with the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. He entered the trade in 1823 with Ashley. With Jedediah Smith, he led a trapper band that re-discovered South Pass, Wyoming and opened it up for later overland emigration parties. This is the Revised Edition, first published in 1931. A really well-done book, both from its writing, research, and scholarship, but also from a publishing point of view. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 580219

Bibliografische Details

Titel: BROKEN HAND The Life of Thomas Fitzpatrick: ...

Verlag: The Old West Publishing Company, Denver, Colorado

Erscheinungsdatum: 1973

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition