James, Edwin, 1797-1861 Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains : performed in the years 1819 and '20, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Sec'y of War ; under the command of Major Stephen H. Long / from the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04143 Author/Creator: James, Edwin, 1797-1861 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Book Date: 1823 Pagination: 2 v. ; 25 x 16.5 cm.; atlas : 2 maps : 8 plates ; 31 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy
Published by H.C. Carey and I. Lea. Contains a separate folio atlas volume with two maps, eight plates (1 colored), and 1 plate of geological cross-sections. James was the botanist and geologist for the expedition.
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