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"The Adventures of James Capen Adams" T. Hittell

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 The Adventures of James Capen Adams  T. Hittell
For your consideration is this 1912 reprint of "The Adventures of James Capen Adams: Mountaineer and Grizzly Bear Hunter, of California" by Theodore H. Hittell, published and copy-righted by Charles Scribner's Sons in New York in 1912. It is the true story of a mountain man's wanderings from Washington to the Kern River, from the Sierra Nevada to the Rockies, accompanied by his mules and bears, traversing of this great area of trackless wilderness and snowy mountain chains. Adams was a dealer in furs as well as a trapper, hunter, and trainer of bears. Hittell vouches for the truth of these statements, having seen Adams many times with his bears in San Francisco in 1856. The book also includes interesting stories of jaguar and panther hunting in California. The book shows a light brown cover with embossed and textured designs on the front and back cover. the spine features the title, the author and the publishers in gold gilt lettering. The book is illustrated with black and white photos throughout. The book is in good condition with no signs of obvious damage, and the interior pages are in good condition with no tears or signs of foxing. The book measures 7 1/2" L x 5 1/4" W x 1 1/4" D.