Omaha, NE: National Printing Company, 1904 National Printing Company, Omaha, NE. 1904. Hardcover. First Edition. Presentation copy; The contents of this book dictated by John S. Collins to Mary G. Keller Stenographer, Collins and Morrision, Omaha (saddle makers) on the FFFP. On the Front Pastedown; Presented to Mary G. Keller by and has affixed a name card of the author. The book is tight, square, sound hinges, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good+; light wear to the head, tail, and tips from shelving; bumped tips, two small stains on front board. No DJ. The author states that he has sketched some of his experiences in the West before the days of the railroad from diary and memory. Topics are ; Incidents of early days west of the Missouri River--two thousand miles in an open boat from Fort Benton to Omaha-reminiscences of the pioneer period of Galena, General Grant's old home; life at Fort Laramie Wyoming where he was post trader; Indian affairs, Sioux Indians; Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse's bones. A clean, rare, and very presentable copy.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005129
Title: Across the Plains in '64
Author: John S. Collins
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: National Printing Company
Place of Publication: Omaha, NE
Date Published: 1904
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Frontier Life, Fort laramie, Wyoming, Sitting Bull, Trading Post, Crazy Horse, Fort Fetterman, Virginia City, Sioux Indians, The Old West, Nebraska History, Omaha Nebraska,
Bookseller catalogs: Autobiography;

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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