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Gregg, Josiah, 1806-1850 Commerce of the Prairies. Or the journal of a Santa Fe trader, during eight expeditions across the Great Western Praries, and a residence of nearly nine years in Northern Mexico.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04146 Author/Creator: Gregg, Josiah, 1806-1850 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book signed Date: 1844 Pagination: 2 v. : 320 p. : 318 p. : ill. Height: 19.3 cm, Width: 12 cm Order a Copy

Signed by James William Abert, an army officer and explorer. Published by Henry G. Langley. Includes two folding maps. Discusses New Mexico geography and history, Santa Fe trade, and travel to and within Northern Mexico.

Abert, James William, 1820-1897
Gregg, Josiah, 1806-1850

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