Description

A handsome reprint, first published by Prentice-Hall in 1956. With thirty-seven fine reproductions of watercolors by William Henry Jackson printed on double-sided glossy plates, and with numerous additional illustrations in black and white, primarily from vintage photographs. 4to, publisher's original dusty rose paper-covered boards backed in blue cloth, the upper board and spine decoratively lettered in black, and in the original dustjacket. 220 pp. A very fresh and clean copy, the text and binding near fine, the jacket attractive and bright with some edge wear and a few chips and tears.

Edizione: a very handsome book, true stories of the american west married with the famous western paintings of william henry jackson. "through the very words of the trappers, hunters, fighters and exporers who forged a nation out of the wilderness, sounds the real drama of the american west. recored here by an historian who knew many of these men personally."