Title: The Pioneer Preacher. Incidents of Interest, and Experiences in the Author's Life. Revival Labors in the Frontier Settlements. A Perilous Trip Across the Plains in Time of Indian Wars, and Before the Railroads. Three Years in the Mining Camps of California and Idaho. Twenty-One Years; Residence in Southern California, etc. Author: Bristol, S[herlock] Place: Chicago & New York Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Date: [1887] Description: 330 pp. Illustrated with 6 wood-engraved plates including frontispiece. 7½x5, original gilt-lettered cloth. First Edition. Significant reminiscences of the frontier. Adams notes that the book "Has some material on outlawry and robbery." Mintz explains "In 1862 he captained a train to Oregon, relating many self-glorifying experiences along the way. He recorded a talk with one of the survivors of the Van Zandt train." Adams Six-guns 279; Cowan p.72; Graff 404; Mintz 52. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine ends a little frayed, corners rubbed, small stains to front endpapers; very good. Item number: 204944
Title: The Pioneer Preacher. Incidents of Interest, and Experiences in the Author's Life. Revival Labors in the Frontier Settlements. A Perilous Trip Across the Plains in Time of Indian Wars, and Before the Railroads. Three Years in the Mining Camps of California and Idaho. Twenty-One Years; Residence in Southern California, etc. Author: Bristol, S[herlock] Place: Chicago & New York Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Date: [1887] Description: 330 pp. Illustrated with 6 wood-engraved plates including frontispiece. 7½x5, original gilt-lettered cloth. First Edition. Significant reminiscences of the frontier. Adams notes that the book "Has some material on outlawry and robbery." Mintz explains "In 1862 he captained a train to Oregon, relating many self-glorifying experiences along the way. He recorded a talk with one of the survivors of the Van Zandt train." Adams Six-guns 279; Cowan p.72; Graff 404; Mintz 52. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine ends a little frayed, corners rubbed, small stains to front endpapers; very good. Item number: 204944
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