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Annals of the West embracing a concise account of principal events which have occurred in the western states and territories from the discovery of the Mississippi Valley to the year eighteen hundred and fifty-six

Title
Annals of the West [electronic resource] : embracing a concise account of principal events which have occurred in the western states and territories from the discovery of the Mississippi Valley to the year eighteen hundred and fifty-six / compiled from the most authentic sources ... by James R. Albach.
Author
Perkins, James H. (James Handasyd), 1810-1849.
Publication
Pittsburgh [Pa.] : W.S. Haven, book and job printer, 1857, [c1856]
Supplementary Content
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Details

Additional Authors
  • Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858.
  • Albach, James R., 1797-1865.
Description
1,016 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Indians of North America > Wars
  • Mississippi River Valley > History
  • Northwest, Old > History
  • Ohio River Valley > History
Note
  • The first edition (Cincinnati, 1846) was compiled by James H. Perkins, based on a general plan by James R. Albach. The second edition (St. Louis, 1850) was revised and enlarged by John Mason Peck, again based on Albach's general plan. Albach himself revised and substantially enlarged this third edition.
  • Includes index.
  • Ed. statement from Pref., p. [iii].
  • Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 585.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
TGPSM08-B1702
Author
Perkins, James H. (James Handasyd), 1810-1849.
Title
Annals of the West [electronic resource] : embracing a concise account of principal events which have occurred in the western states and territories from the discovery of the Mississippi Valley to the year eighteen hundred and fifty-six / compiled from the most authentic sources ... by James R. Albach.
Imprint
Pittsburgh [Pa.] : W.S. Haven, book and job printer, 1857, [c1856]
Edition
[3rd ed.]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2008. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Early Republic; Antebellum.
Connect to:
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858.
Albach, James R., 1797-1865.
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