Day Cow Column by Applegate Jesse (43 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. New old stock; overstock from former book distributor. One of the most fun pioneer memoirs, this edition is largely a reissue of the 1934 edition for the Caxton Club. This reminiscence, though lacking in grandhistorical facts, quite simply gives the best description of atypical day on the Oregon Trail. A review of the Northwestpublishers who have reprinted this attests to its enduringinterest: Oregon Historical Quarterly (1900), the CaxtonClub edition of 1934 which includes Jesse A. Applegate?sexcellent Recollections of My Boyhood from 1914, ChampoegPress (1943), and Ye Galleon Press (1990). See Jones & Givens, Oregon 100 #3.…

Condition: New. pp. 23.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Binding tight, content clean and straight. Cover edges have some wear along all edges and upper and lower spine. If purchasing internationally, please inquire about shipping charges before purchase. Ships within 1-2 business days.

Condition: New. pp. 23.

Condition: vg. ISBN: 0877704813 Very Good. Hardcover, 224 pages. A modified facsimile of the 1934 edition. Clean, square, unmarked copy.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Dark blue leatherette w/full page scenic paste down, scenic endpapers, a nice copy. Laid in is an article from the Sunday Oregonian about the Applegate family.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint Edition. Clean unmarked copy, solid binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket [as issued]. Reprint Edition. Clean unmarked copy, close to new condition, titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover with Ye Galleon device, decorative endpapers, biographical sketch, list of adult male immigrants of 1843, index, 225 pages. Pamphlet laid in of Applegate Trail South, Corvallis to Yoncalla, published by Horner Museum, tour guide with map. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Cover shows light edgewear; This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket Issued. First Thus. Light foxing at edges of cover, else Fine. A substantive introduction by Reed College professor Dorothy Johansen. Champoeg Press was the Reed College Press for awhile, and this was its first issue. Number 214 of a 225 limited printing.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book has some modest wear to tips of corners, some toning to edges of paper parts of covers, gift inscription to David Magee from Richard Abel of Champoeg Press. otherwise a clean and attractive copy with a solid binding and clean pages. Photos on request.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Nu,ber 88 of a limited edition of 225 copies. Near fine, with slight rubbing to spine ends and toning to upper margin of front board, name written on rear free endpaper. Classic account of account of cattle-driving on the Oregon Trail. As recounted in the Oregon Encyclopedia, "in spring 1843, Jesse Applegate, his brothers Charles and Lindsay, and their families began an overland journey to Oregon. They and other relatives joined a large wagon train of about a thousand people assembled near Independence, Missouri. The train, the first sizable group to travel the Oregon Trail, was later known as the Great Migration. The number of wagons in the train proved unwieldy, however, and it soon divided into two major units. Applegate was chosen captain of the slower train, known as the "cow column" because of its herds of stock. While making the dangerous trip down the Columbia River, one of the boats overturned, and Lindsay's son Warren and Jesse's son Edward drowned. The Applegate families arrived at Fort Vancouver in November. They stayed near Salem in abandoned buildings at the Methodist Mission until after harvest in September 1844 and then moved to near present-day Dallas. In 1845, Jesse Applegate was elected as a delegate to the legislative assembly, where he had a leading role in forming a provisional government for Oregon.".…

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Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in boards. Lightly cocked spine.

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Hardcover, missing Dust Jacket. VG spine shows fading, bookplate, otherwise VG+.