BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, Albert Richardson 1st / 1st 1867, Illustrated, RARE
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, Albert Richardson 1st / 1st 1867, Illustrated, RARE
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, Albert Richardson 1st / 1st 1867, Illustrated, RARE
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, Albert Richardson 1st / 1st 1867, Illustrated, RARE
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, Albert Richardson 1st / 1st 1867, Illustrated, RARE
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, Albert Richardson 1st / 1st 1867, Illustrated, RARE
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, Albert Richardson 1st / 1st 1867, Illustrated, RARE
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, Albert Richardson 1st / 1st 1867, Illustrated, RARE
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, Albert Richardson 1st / 1st 1867, Illustrated, RARE
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, Albert Richardson 1st / 1st 1867, Illustrated, RARE
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, Albert Richardson 1st / 1st 1867, Illustrated, RARE
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, Albert Richardson 1st / 1st 1867, Illustrated, RARE

BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, Albert Richardson 1st / 1st 1867, Illustrated, RARE

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  BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI: From the Great River to the Great Ocean. Life and Adventure on the Prairies, Mountains, and Pacific Coast. With More Than 200 Illustrations, from Photographs and Original Sketches, of the Prairies, Deserts, Mountains, Rivers, Mines, Cities, Indians, Trappers, Pioneers, and Great Natural Curiosities of the New States and Territories. 1857 - 1867 — by Albert D. Richardson, First Edition, 1867

 Publisher: The American Publishing Company, Hartford (1867)

BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI: From the Great River to the Great Ocean. Life and Adventure on the Prairies, Mountains, and Pacific Coast. With More Than 200 Illustrations, from Photographs and Original Sketches, of the Prairies, Deserts, Mountains, Rivers, Mines, Cities, Indians, Trappers, Pioneers, and Great Natural Curiosities of the New States and Territories. 1857 - 1867. First edition from 1867 by Albert D. Richardson. 572 pages. The boards and binding are solid and tight, save for some rubbing and small chipping to the spine ends. The pages are crisp and clean save for an occasional spot of foxing near the page borders. Former owner's name on second blank page. A rare documentation of the American West during the mid 19th century, beautifully illustrated. Please see below for more information on BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI. 

Description

Albert Richardson's account of a trip from Sacramento to Salt Lake that he made at the invitation of CPRR President Leland Stanford to inspect the on-going construction of the line; along with visits to many towns and mining camps throughout the American West. As well, " it's interesting to note some similarities in "Beyond The Mississippi" and "Roughing It." Richardson had been a correspondent for Horace Greeley's New York Tribune and knew Greeley well. On page 382 in "Beyond The Mississippi" Richardson wrote about Greeley's famous ride with Hank Monk. The story is barely two pages in length, but it was written a full five years before Twain dressed it up a bit and published it in "Roughing It" in 1872; as well, researcher and author Beverly David documents four instances where "Beyond The Mississippi" etchings were used in "Roughing It."