STEPHEN HARRIMAN LONG 1784-1864; Army engineer, explorer, inventor
by WOOD, Richard G
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- first
- Condition
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Glendale CA: Arthur H. Clark, 1966. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 292. Bibliography, index. [Frontier military series VI.] Illustrated with maps and drawings. Frontis portrait. A fine copy. "Long was an early and important explorer of the American West, traveling to the upper Misissippi in 1817, leading an ill-fated "Yellowstone" expedition in 1819, (for which he produced the first steamboats to ply the Missouri River), an 1820 expedition to the Colorado Rockies, and an expedition to Canada"s Red River in 1823." -Clark and Brunet 275.
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- Bookseller
- Second Life Books Inc (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36723
- Title
- STEPHEN HARRIMAN LONG 1784-1864; Army engineer, explorer, inventor
- Author
- WOOD, Richard G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Arthur H. Clark
- Place of Publication
- Glendale CA
- Date Published
- 1966
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