Wood, Richard G. STEPHEN HARRIMAN LONG 1784-1864. Army Engineer, Explorer, Inventor. Glendale, CA Arthur H. Clark Company 1966, First Edition Hardcover Very good condition 292 pages oftext, including illustrations, maps and portraits. Hardcover blue cloth binding, with minimal shelfwear and slight sunning to spine. Printed on Beckett paper. 1553 copies printed. From Clark #275 "Long was an early and important explorer of the American west, traveling to the upper Mississippi in 1817, leading an ill-fated "Yellowstone" expedition in 1819 (for which he produced the first steamboats to ply the Missouri River), an 1820 expedition to the Colorado Rockies, and an expedition in Canada's Red River in 1823." Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 000055    inquire

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