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Book Condition: Used
Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts

United States
About Item: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1881. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. With 3 folding maps and 2 full-page plates. Contemporary cloth, title in gilt on spine (somewhat faded); interior very good. First American edition of this interesting work on the development of Western Canada. Rae traveled west to Manitoba from eastern Canada across Lake Superior to Winnipeg. This work contains his letters contributed to The London Times (for whom he was a correspondent) during his two visits to the New West, as well as new accounts of his travels and observations. Details of the agriculture and mineral riches of the land, the organization of local government, and the history and architecture of various cities and provinces make this travelogue an interesting read. He also discusses the potential of western growth, and a most fascinating supplement contains a discourse on the weeds of North America. Rae (1835-1905) was a Scottish-born author and English barrister.
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