The Canoe and the Saddle: Adventures Among the Northwestern Rivers and Forests and Isthmiana

Winthrop, Theodore

Published by Ticknor and Fields, 1863

A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Bound in original publisher's brown cloth over boards, blind-stamped illustration to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, rubbed. Welch, Bigelow & Co. stereotyped this copy for the publisher. Ink-blotch to bottom edge, bumping to, fraying of spine head and foot. From the personal library of a Civil War soldier, Mr. E.W. Rogers, 1st Lieutenant of the 19th N.Y. Battery, having "arrived from home" on December 26th, 1862. Title page says 1863, copyright page says 1862. 375 pp. plus 16 pp. of publisher's advertisements. This is Winthrop's account of his travels in Oregon and Washington in 1853, during which he spent much time among the Native American Indians of the Northwest, and he includes a partial vocabulary of the Chinook Jargon. He then travels to the isthmus of Panama and provides an account of his crossing there, quite perilous.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets. Seller Inventory # 356104

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Canoe and the Saddle: Adventures Among ...
Publisher: Ticknor and Fields
Publication Date: 1863
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good