1866 1St Edition Across Continent Rockies Mormons Pacific With Hand Colored Map
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1866 1ST EDITION ACROSS CONTINENT ROCKIES MORMONS PACIFIC WITH HAND COLORED MAP. By Samuel Bowles, editor of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican. 452 pages. Superior condition. In better condition than usual. Originally a Whig, then part of the short-lived People's Party of Indiana, and later a Republican, he was the U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district from 1855 to 1869. From 1866, right after the Civil War, a RARE first edition, Across the Continent, a Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons and the Pacific States, with Speaker Colfax. By Samuel Bowles, editor of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Published in Springfield by Samuel Bowles and Company, self published. Sized 8x5 inches, bound in tan cloth, gilt titles. 452 pages. Superior condition. A remarkable element to this book is the huge hand colored map of the United States, serving as frontispiece. In better condition than usual. Schuyler Colfax Jr. (March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. Originally a Whig, then part of the short-lived People's Party of Indiana, and later a Republican, he was the U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district from 1855 to 1869.
