JOHN ROLLIN RIDGE. HIS LIFE & WORKS
by PARINS, James W
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- as new
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About This Item
Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1991. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. 252 Pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated, including vintage photographs. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4". Cloth. Notes. Bibliography. Index. The definitive biography of John Rollin Ridge, a Cherokee born in 1827, growing up in a tumultuous time for the Cherokee Nation in Georgia. From the jacket, "The murder of his father (which he witnessed) and of his grandfather and uncle, who had advocated removal to the West, marked him permanently, activated his mental and spiritual powers to make him someone to be reckoned with." Ridge came West to settle in Grass Valley, California. In California he achieved fame as a poet, newspaperman and author of The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murietta, the Celebrated California Bandit (1854). He is buried in Grass Valley. This copy As New in an As New dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail. to any United States address.
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- Bookseller
- Hardy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2477
- Title
- JOHN ROLLIN RIDGE. HIS LIFE & WORKS
- Author
- PARINS, James W
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Place of Publication
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- All things Californian, Western America, Native Americans, Indians, California, Law and Order.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana; All Things Californian;
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Hardy Books is a rare and out-of-print book and ephemera seller located in Nevada City, California, in the heart of the California Northern Mines Gold Country. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and follow the IOBA Code of Ethics.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
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