Cole, Gilbert L.

IN THE EARLY DAYS ALONG THE OVERLAND TRAIL IN NEBRASKA TERRITORY IN 1852

KC: Franklin Hudson, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Item #1307020

1st printing. 12mo gilt-stamped green cloth. 125pp. Personal overland account to California in 1852 from Monroe, Mich., to Hangtown, Cal.. Ex-lib, but good reading & reference copy. "Cole took only three months to cross the continent. His recollections are refreshing for their vividness of detail, devoid of dullness or bombast." (Mattes). Pages somewhat browned on the margins. Library sticker on lower spine. Pocket & card in back. Mattes 1135 (4 stars), Rader 867, Graff 801.

Price: $78.04