Fifteen Thousand Miles by Stage A Woman's Unique Experiences during Thirty Years of Path Finding and Pioneering from the Missouri to the Pacific and from Alaska to Mexico

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8vo. Pp. xxv, 673. Frontis. author portrait photo with tissue guard. Copiously illustrated with 350 drawings from Russell and others, several Russell paintings in color with captioned tissue guards, and b&w photo reproductions. Green publisher's cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, illustration mounted to the cover in gilt stamped frame, gilt tops, illustrated endpapers, title page in red and black, chapter heads with illustrations and decorative initial caps. Boards scuffed and stained, edges rubbed, hinges starting, fore-edge and a few leaves lightly soiled, former owner ink signature on the title page. Memoirs of Western pioneer Carrie Adell Green "Dell" Strahorn (1854-1925), who married Union Pacific Railroad publicist Robert E. Strahorn. The couple were instrumental in the settling of Idaho and the Pacific Northwest through promotional writing, railroad ventures and land speculation. Many of these pages originated as newspaper articles, gathered and edited in their luxurious Spokane mansion where she hosted grand receptions for business and civic society. N° de ref. del artículo 7031

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