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Jedediah Smith Accounts (2) 1941 & 77 [181943]

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Jedediah Smith Accounts (2) 1941 & 77 [181943]
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A pair of books about Jedediah Smith's explorations, both published by The Arthur H. Clark Co., Glendale, CA: 1. The Ashley-Smith Explorations and the discovery of a Central Route to the Pacific 1822-1829. With the original journals edited by Harrison Clifford Dale, president of the University of Idaho. Revised edition, 1941. Focuses attention not just on Jedediah Smith's original narratives but also on the geographical and economic setting within which these explorations and discoveries were undertaken. Fold-out map. 360 pp. 6.5" x 9.5". Dust jacket, fine.
2. "The Southwest Expedition of Jedediah S. Smith - His Personal Account of the Journey to California 1826-1827." Edited with an Introduction by George R. Brooks. 1977. Includes three fold-out maps: the route of Smith to Calif. and return, 1826-27; the route across the Mojave Desert; the route over the Sierra Nevada. Bookplate of R.H. Titherington, who was a publisher for Bain News Service. 259 pp. 6.5" x 9.5". Spine slightly worn at top, otherwise very good. [