Journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz (Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 115)
Washington, D. C. Government Printing Office, 1937. 1st. Softcover. 8vo. 382pp. 48 plates after aketches by Kurz, mostly of Native Americans. Index. Original green wraps. A very good copy (spine lightly worn and darkened). Item #10262
Fur trader, accomplished artist and eye-witness to a number of historically important events during the mid-19th century, Kurz here gives an account of his experiences among fur traders and American Indians on the Mississippi and the Upper Missouri rivers during the years 1846 to 1852. "Kurz both saw and recorded with remarkable vitality... One of the most readable and illuminating of western journals." - Dobie pg. 87. (Graff 2359; Howes K281; Thrapp pg. 798). All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon request.
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