1988 JAMES F MILLIGAN His Life On Land & Sea FRONTIERSMEN XXI Arthur H Clark
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Vintage Hardcover Volume
James F. Milligan: His Journal of Fremont's Fifth Expedition 1853-1854
His Adventurous Life on Land and Sea (Western Frontiersmen Series, XXI)by Mark Joseph Stegmier & David Miller
Arthur H Clark Company, Glendale, 1988Used - Near Fine, 300 pages with... frontispiece, figures, appendix, bibliography and index. Bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. First edition limited to 750 copies. Following five years as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy and his explorations with Fremont, Milligan served as a major with the Confederate States Army Signal Corp in the Civil War. Illustrated from maps, engravings & other early sources. Condition: A near fine copy. No inner markings. No bookplates or owner's name inscribed.This volume is from a large collection of books I'm listing published by Arthur H. Clark Company (founded 1902) ~ a cherished and lovingly collected printer of publications related to the history of the Western United States.
Today, these highly sought-after books, of which this is one, have become a valuable resource to historians, collectors, and genealogists. Rich in first-hand accounts of formative pioneer events, early settlers, frontier expeditions, soldiers, Rangers, Indians, outlaws, battles and tragedies. Please look for the other volumes from various series while they last. Books date from the 1960s up to the 1990s.
Volume Measures 6.25 x 9.25 Inches.
In Excellent Vintage Condition.
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