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Pike, Albert, 1809-1891 Prose sketches and poems, written in the Western Country

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04144 Author/Creator: Pike, Albert, 1809-1891 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Book signed Date: 1834 Pagination: 1 v. : 200 p. : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 12.1 cm Order a Copy

Signed and inscribed on the last page by Jerome Van Crowninshield Smith, former editor of The Boston Medical Intelligencer. Published by Light & Horton. Pike, a newspaper editor and lawyer, created this book after his journey over the Santa Fe Trail.

Pike, Albert, 1809-1891
Smith, Jerome Van Crowninshield, 1800-1879

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