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The Life and Times of Patrick Gass, Now Sole Survivor of the Overland Expedition to the Pacific, Under Lewis and Clark, in 1804-5-6 Also a Soldier in the War with Great Britain, From 1812 to 1815...Together with Gass' Journal of the Expedition
by J G Jacob
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Wellsburg, Va., Jacob & Smith, 1859-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. viii, [9]-280 p. front. (port.) ill., 3 pl. 19 cm. Bound in publisher's dark brown cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Good binding and cover.Fading to gilt on spine. Chipping and loss to head and tail of spine. Fraying to middle of spine of front cover. Wear to extremities. Contemporary owner's name on FEP of Luther Haymond, 1880. Clean, unmarked pages with minimal tanning. New endpages added, though original endpages are present. Pg 107 is loose. Graff 2183; Howes J31; Streeter 3067; Wagner-Camp 6:10; Usiana J31. <br><br>The first biography of any member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, containing an abridgement of his journal kept while crossing the continent. Patrick Gass is perhaps the fourth most famous member of the expedition, after Lewis, Clark and Sacajawea; his Journal, published in 1807, was the first detailed account of the Lewis and Clark expedition to appear in print, and his long life (he died in 1870 at age 99) added further to his fame. (citing PBA Galleries, June 30, 2005)
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- The Life and Times of Patrick Gass, Now Sole Survivor of the Overland Expedition to the Pacific, Under Lewis and Clark, in 1804-5-6 Also a Soldier in the War with Great Britain, From 1812 to 1815...Together with Gass' Journal of the Expedition
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- J G Jacob
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good
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- Wellsburg, Va., Jacob & Smith
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- 1859-01-01
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