Mission of the North American People, Geographical, Social, and Political.
J.B. Lippincott & Co., c.1873. Binding: Full contemporary publisher’s boards with blind tooled rulings. Flat spine with gilt title. , Notes: William Gilpin (1813-1894) was a US explorer, politician, land speculator, and futurist writer about the American West. He served as military officer in the United States Army during several wars, and was instrumental in the formation of the government of the Oregon Territory. As Mission of the North American People demonstrates, he was a believer in Manifest Destiny and was a visionary booster of new settlement to the West. He served as the first governor of the Colorado Territory. After the demise of his political career, he made a large fortune as a land speculator in New Mexico. , Size: 8vo (229x140mm)., Illustration: Includes one folding map. Five maps are lacking. , Pages: P. Title, Note, Introduction, Blank, Half Title, Blank, Preface 7-8, Table of Contents 9-13, List of Maps, 15-217. , Category: Book Americas U.S.; Book Geological, Minerals & Mining;. Text is clean. Item #B4861
Binding: Full contemporary publisher’s boards with blind tooled rulings. Flat spine with gilt title. , Notes: William Gilpin (1813-1894) was a US explorer, politician, land speculator, and futurist writer about the American West. He served as military officer in the United States Army during several wars, and was instrumental in the formation of the government of the Oregon Territory. As Mission of the North American People demonstrates, he was a believer in Manifest Destiny and was a visionary booster of new settlement to the West. He served as the first governor of the Colorado Territory. After the demise of his political career, he made a large fortune as a land speculator in New Mexico. , Size: 8vo (229x140mm)., Illustration: Includes one folding map. Five maps are lacking. , Pages: P. Title, Note, Introduction, Blank, Half Title, Blank, Preface 7-8, Table of Contents 9-13, List of Maps, 15-217. , Category: Book Americas U.S.; Book Geological, Minerals & Mining;.
Price: $175.00