Townsend's Narrative of a journey across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River . tly to its value. An introduction, notes, and index have been supplied by Professor J . 7 Frank Heywood Hodder, who has made a yinnotatton Oy special study of American historical geo- ProfeSSOf Hodder ^^^^^y ^ value of the reprint is thus-^ enhanced by annotation embodying the re- sults of the latest researches in this field of American history. The edition is limited to 500 copies, each numbered. It is hand-somely printed in large Caslon type on Dickinsons deckle-edgedpaper. With folding maps and plans. Larg
Townsend's Narrative of a journey across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River . tly to its value. An introduction, notes, and index have been supplied by Professor J . 7 Frank Heywood Hodder, who has made a yinnotatton Oy special study of American historical geo- ProfeSSOf Hodder ^^^^^y ^ value of the reprint is thus-^ enhanced by annotation embodying the re- sults of the latest researches in this field of American history. The edition is limited to 500 copies, each numbered. It is hand-somely printed in large Caslon type on Dickinsons deckle-edgedpaper. With folding maps and plans. Large 8vo, cloth, uncut, gilt top. Price ^ net. rHE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY TUBLISHEKS CLEVELAND, OHIO AUDUBONS WESTERNJOURNAL: 1849-1850 Being the MS. record of a trip from New York to Texas, and an overland journey through Mexico and Arizona to the gold-fields of California By JOHN W. AUDUBON With biographical memoir by his daughter MARIA R. AUDUBON Edited by FRANK HEYWOOD HODDER Professor of American History, University of Kansas With folded map^ portrait^ and original drawings. \OYm W. AUDUBON, son of the famousornithologist, was a member of ColonelWebbs California Expedition whichstarted from New York City for the gold-fields in February, 1849. The Journalconsists of careful notes which Audubonmade en route. It was written with a viewto publication, accompanied by a series of sketches madeat intervals during the journey; but owing to Audubonspre-occupation with other affairs, the plan of publicationwas never realized. The Journal is, therefore, here published for the firsttime, and is illustrated by the authors original sketches,carefully reproduced. It gives a vivid first-hand pictureof the difficulties of an overland journey to California, andof the excitements, dangers, and privations of life in the ^tAUTfUBO^S WESTERN J0UR5^AL gold-fields. An additional interest attaches to this accountfrom the fact that Colonel Webb deserted his party, whichconsisted of nearly a hundr
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