Description
ADVENTURES IN THE APACHE COUNTRY; A Tour Through Arizona and Sonora, Notes on the Silver Regions of Nevada
by
J. ROSS BROWNE
Illustrated with engravings by the Author
Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1869
First edition in original cloth covers
Condition: very good plus to near fine; very clean aand bright gold-printed brown cloth covers; strong spine with a tiny bit of fraying at head and toe; clean, original endpapers; pages are clean and bright with only a trace of foxing or toning.
535 pages with 4 pages of advertisement at back of book
Dimensions: 5 inches by 7-3/4 inches
Numerous illustrations
Wide variety of Western adventures and topics.
J. Ross Browne was born in Ireland in 1821; emigrated with his family to Louisville, Kentucky in 1833. J. Ross attended Louisville Medical School and published his first book in 1841. By 1849, J. Ross Browne was working for the U.S. Government. 1861: Browne and his family were in Germany; and, in 1864, he returned to America and once again
traveled west. After authoring ADVENTURES IN APACHE COUNTRY he was appointed to a position in China, but recalled in 1870. Browne died in Oakland, California in 1875, leaving a legacy of numerous writings.
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