THE WEST OF WILLIAM H. ASHLEY THE INTERNATIONAL STRUGGLE FOR THE FUR TRADE OF THE MISSOURI, THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AND THE COLUMBIA, WITH EXPLORATIONS BEYOND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, RECORDED IN THE DIARIES AND LETTERS OF WILLIAM H. ASHLEY AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES 1822-1838.

Morgan, Dale L., editor:

Published by Denver: The Old West Publishing Company, 1964.

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[4],liv,341pp. plus plates and folding map. Frontis. Folio. Three-quarter calf and brown buckram, spine with raised bands, gilt red morocco label. Fine. Copy number 108, from an edition limited to 250 copies signed by Dale Morgan, without slipcase. Ashley was an early American fur trader in the region, and his explorations beyond the Continental Divide helped establish the fur trade in the Rockies. Using much previously unreleased material, Morgan tells Ashley's story from the early days with the Missouri Fur Company to his conclusion as an important politician in Missouri. He also publishes a number of obscure early Wagner-Camp items herein. The illustrations include watercolors and lithographs by Bodmer, Seymour, and Catlin. The excellent map depicts the area of his travels. Designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. WAGNER-CAMP 22b(note).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE WEST OF WILLIAM H. ASHLEY THE INTERNATIONAL STRUGGLE FOR THE FUR TRADE OF THE MISSOURI, THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AND THE COLUMBIA, WITH EXPLORATIONS BEYOND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, RECORDED IN THE DIARIES AND LETTERS OF WILLIAM H. ASHLEY AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES 1822-1838.
• Publisher: Denver: The Old West Publishing Company, 1964.