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Brackenridge-Journal of a Voyage up the Missouri

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Brackenridge-Journal of a Voyage up the Missouri
<B>H. M. Brackenridge. </B></I><B><I>Journal of a Voyage up the River Missouri Performed in Eighteen Hundred and Eleven.</B></I></B></I> Baltimore, Maryland: Coale and Maxwell, 1816. <BR>Second edition. Twelvemo. 242 pages. Table of Distances<I> </B></I>at end. <BR><BR>Gray paper boards. Binding is quite loose with paper loss along spine. Interior leaves are water damaged and age toned, but still completely legible. This unassuming book is an absorbing and important piece of early Americana. Brackenridge (1786-1871) was a lawyer and an author known for his wit, wide range of interests, and liberal political philosophy. In 1811 he accompanied the great fur trader Manuel Lisa on an expedition up the Missouri River past Mandan villages to the Missouri Fur Company's fort, and recounted his experiences in this amazing journal.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)