Lockley, Fred — Oregon Trail Blazers

New York, The Knickerbocker Press, 1929. Oregon Journal Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Uber-scarce primer in Oregon history by a prominent historian of Western Americana, there being no copies available currently on-line. Chapters devoted to John Ledyard, Captain RObert Gray, Lewis and Clark, the Louisiana Purchase, John Jacob Astor, Dr. John McLoughlin, Hall Jackson Kelley, John Ball, Jedediah S. Smith, Jason Lee, Marcus Whitman and many others. Bound in green cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Fancy bookplate of W.C. Jeffries inside front flap as a gift from the Oregon Journal. Light dust soiling along top edge, bumping to spine head and foot. 369 pp. including a farewell in a Native American tongue. Foreword by P.L. Jackson of the Oregon Journal.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good