Emory Calvin Ross Notes (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Light wear and discoloration to covers, otherwise text clean and solid; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. A reprint of W.H. Emory's "Notes of a Military Reconnoissance." Book is itself a reprint and out-of-print. Exterior has three prior owner identifiers blacked out (along fore edge, and on inside cover of both front and rear). Interior text/maps are excellent. Other than these three marks, entire book is very clean, square along the edges, and tightly bound.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Octavo hardcover in near fine condition, of half black cloth with gilt and half cream colored boards lined in a pattern of small squares in a yellow graph design. The dust jacket is also near fine, with a narrow tanned strip and very light wear along the top edge, printed in black and white with a back round of the same cream with yellow lines graph paper. Intact price. This is the often quoted, but seldom seen "Notes of a Military Reconnoissance" by W. H. Emory, here reprinted for the first time since 1848. A journey to ascertain the value of the vast southwest with the idea of trying to take it from Mexico. Includes the Emory map, the first professional chart of the country "west of Bent's". Scientific observation combined with insightful recording of people, customs , events and political motives. Introduction and notes by Ross Calvin. 208 pp. Southwest, History, Exploration, 1846.

Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. [6], 208 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Minor wear noted. This is a reprint of Lieutenant W. H. Emory's Notes of a Military Reconnoissance. William Hemsley Emory (September 7, 1811 - December 1, 1887) was a prominent American surveyor and civil engineer. He specialized in mapping the United States border, including the Texas-Mexico border, and the Gadsden Purchase border, and published lasting scientific reports on the border region. Emory was selected to join General Kearny and the Army of the West to take New Mexico and California. He kept a detailed journal of the march down the Rio Grande and across to the Gila River, and the Colorado River, then to the Pacific Coast. Published as Notes of a Military Reconnaissance from Fort Leavenworth to San Diego, it became an important guide book for the road to Southern California. This report described terrain and rivers, cities and forts. It is considered one of the important chronicles and descriptions of the historic Southwest. The present edition includes a facsimile. of the title page. of the Long edition and the text of that edition with minor revisions. Includes [6] maps of the expedition but no other illustrations from the original edition. Omits appendices published with the Senate and House editions. Many people love the American Southwest without truly understanding it. Ross Calvin did and we are the richer for it. He used his observational skills and intellect to fashion a picture that helped him and us comprehend those unique factors that make New Mexico what it is--its history, people, culture, climate, and so much more. Those lessons learned he shared with us. His books and essays help open our eyes to New Mexico. Paperbound edition [stated]. Presumed first printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st, This Ed. 208pp.; HB quarter-bound; beige&blue w/yellow; rubbed w/edges&corners worn; bookplate; clean,tight pgs. DJ beige&blue w/white; heavy rub&sun w/lg.chips (3x4" & 2x4"); 6"tear w/tape repair; edges worn w/many chips&tears. "The year - 1846. The mission - to inform the War Department of the military, scientific, and economic value of the territory from Bent's Fort westward to the Pacific!".