They Left Their Mark: William Austin Burt and His Sons Surveyors of the Public Domain
Language: English
Published by Landmark Enterprises, Rancho Cordova, CA, 1987
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Seller: The Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB, Petersfield, Hampshire, United KingdomThe Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB
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Gilt tooled red cloth backstrip with red cloth sides, illustrated in black and white. Light shelf wear to wrapper and a little discolouration to top edge of text block, but contents otherwise clean and sound. - The first full biography about the distinguished US surveyor-inventor and his sons. 75 Illustrations, references. It was June 1840 when U.S. surveyor William Austin Burt first entered Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a wilderness that, according to Henry Clay, "stretched beyond the remotest settlement of the United States". Neither Burt nor his sons could have envisioned the role they would play in helping shape the future of this area. William Austin would soon discover a new source of wealth for Michigan and the nation, and the event would confirm the value of Burt's unique invention for surveying the expanding U.S. Frontier, the solar compass. His son John would become a leader in the growth and development in the Upper Peninsula, particularly Marquette County. William Austin was on the Michigan Territorial Council, and in 1833, named associate judge for Macomb County Circuit Court. In that same year, at age 41, he received his first contract as a deputy surveyor and began surveying public lands. Size: Quarto. 188 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Geography & Maps; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 091084531X. ISBN/EAN: 9780910845311. Inventory No: 92378.…
Seller Inventory # 92378
- Title
- They Left Their Mark: William Austin Burt and His Sons Surveyors of the Public Domain
- Author
- Burt, (John S.)
- Publisher
- Landmark Enterprises, Rancho Cordova, CA
- Publication year
- 1987
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover (Quarter Cloth)
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 091084531X
- ISBN 13
- 9780910845311
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Geography & Maps
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Are opening hours are from 10:00 to 17:00, Monday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment). There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available, and we are short walk from Petersfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route). "The Petersfield Bookshop" specialises in buying and selling Antiquarian and second-hand books, but also sells antique maps and prints and. Inside the shop there is a display of antique dolls from Ann Westwood's private collection. A special feature of the premises is a canopied forecourt where second-hand books can be bought 24 hours a day, 365 days a year! "The Petersfield Bookshop" was founded in 1918 by Dr Harry Roberts, an East End doctor who had helped set up the Panel Scheme (the predecessor of the National Health Service). In 1958, Frank Westwood bought the business and relocated it to Chapel Street. Sadly Frank passed away in January 2006 but the shop continues as a family business, with Frank's wife Ann and sons David and John being partners.…
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