Overland journey across the Plains to Oregon /by William H. Frush, 1850-1852
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4
Abstract:
In 1850 Frush traveled from Missouri to Oregon by way of St. Joseph, Blue River, the North Platte, and Fort Laramie, where he met his brother John and Kit Carson. They continued by South Pass, Bear River, Soda Springs, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, the Dalles, and Portland. He records graves, the names and homes of other travelers, and ends his account with events in Oregon. The diary contains drawings of Chimney Rock, Court House Rock, profile of the Snake River, and a map of the Burnt River.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon --Baker County --Maps, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, and West (U.S.) --Maps
An ex-libris on leaf 211 verso is dated A.H. 674 (A.D. 1276). and Commentary on the Koran. Volume I, covering sūrahs I-III.
Description:
C. Landberg ascribed the authorship tentatively to al-Zarkashī (presumably Muḥammad ibn Bahādur al-Zarkashī; Brockelmann, II, 91; S II, p. 108), whose name appears in an ex-libris, dated A.H. 804(?), on leaf 211 verso. But the date of the other ex-libris, A.H. 674, makes this chronologically impossible. and Leaves 125-134 misbound after leaf 44.
"The author's autograph edition of the Writings of J. Fenimore Cooper is limited to sixty-three signed and numbered sets, of which this is number [blank]"--Leaf following t.p. of every vol. Printed signature of the publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons., [1] The deerslayer -- [2] Last of the Mohicans -- [3] The pathfinder -- [4] The pioneers -- [5] The prairie -- [6] The spy -- [7] The pilot -- [8] Red Rover -- [9] Wing and wing --[ 10] The water-witch -- [11] The two admirals -- [12] The sea lions -- [13] Homeward bound -- [14] Home as found -- [15] The crater -- [16] Afloat and ashore -- [17] Miles Wallingford -- [18] Jack Tier -- [19] Precaution -- [20] Lionel Lincoln -- [21] Wyandotte -- [22] Wept of Wish-ton-Wish -- [23] The bravo -- [24] The ways of the hour -- [25] The redskins -- [26] Mercedes of Castile -- [27] The chain-bearer -- [28] Satanstoe -- [29] The Heidenmauer -- [30] The headsman -- [31] The monikins -- [32] Oak openings -- [33] Ned Myers., BEIN Za C786 B906W: Number 56. Tipped in to The spy: J.F. Cooper manuscript holograph leaf ( 32 x 21 cm.) for Oak openings., Each volume has separate t.p., and Illustrations by F.O.C. Darley and others.
Publisher:
G.P. Putnam's Sons : and The Knickerbocker Press,
Subject (Name):
Cooper, James Fenimore,--1789-1851--Ms. notes and Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888
Journal of a Voyage of Discovery in the Pacific and Beering’s Straits : on board H.M.S. Blossom
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27
Abstract:
The journal describes the 1825-28 voyage of the ship Blossom from Spithead, Isle of Wright to Cape Horn, Chile, the Society and Hawaiian islands, then Kamchatka and the Bering Sea. The ship went back by way of California, Hawaii, the Philipines, and China. The ship continues through Awats Bay, Bering Strait, to San Francisco, Mexico, Chile, around Cape Horn to Brazil, the Azores,and Spithead. Appendices include notes of Blossom’s other voyages, an Esquimaux vocabulary, and star and weather readings.
Description:
Blanks not included in pagination.
Subject (Geographic):
Pacific Ocean --Exploring expeditions
Subject (Name):
Beechey, Frederick William, 1796-1856, Blossom (Ship), and Wolfe, James, 1807-1848
Subject (Topic):
Meteorological records--19th century, Northwest Passage, and Voyages around the world