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WYETH, John B. Oregon; or a Short History of a Long Journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Region of the Pacific, by Land. Cambridge, Mass.: John B. Wyeth, 1833.
8o (190 x 124 m). Half-title. 87 pages. (Some foxing.) Late 19th-century blue half morocco, original printed front wrapper bound in (a few chips to wrapper). Provenance: Peter Decker (his sale, Parke Bernet, 19 November 1969, lot 521).
FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST PRINTED ACCOUNT OF THE EARLIEST PARTY OF EMIGRANTS TO CROSS THE PLAINS. The author John B. Wyeth was a member of the group of emigrants from Cambridge, Massachusetts who ventured West in search of riches in the fur trade. They succeeded in crossing the Rockies to within 400 miles of the Pacific. The expedition was led by Nathaniel Wyeth, who was probably inspired by the propaganda of Hall J. Kelley, whose pamphlets on the colonization of Oregon stirred great interest. Kelley's accounts show that Nathaniel Wyeth, Dr. Jacob Wyeth and several other members of their party had originally enrolled in Kelley's emigrating society. Graff 4763; Howes W-717 ("c"); Sabin 105649; Smith 11236; Streeter sale IV:2091; Wagner-Camp-Becker 47. VERY RARE.
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FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST PRINTED ACCOUNT OF THE EARLIEST PARTY OF EMIGRANTS TO CROSS THE PLAINS. The author John B. Wyeth was a member of the group of emigrants from Cambridge, Massachusetts who ventured West in search of riches in the fur trade. They succeeded in crossing the Rockies to within 400 miles of the Pacific. The expedition was led by Nathaniel Wyeth, who was probably inspired by the propaganda of Hall J. Kelley, whose pamphlets on the colonization of Oregon stirred great interest. Kelley's accounts show that Nathaniel Wyeth, Dr. Jacob Wyeth and several other members of their party had originally enrolled in Kelley's emigrating society. Graff 4763; Howes W-717 ("c"); Sabin 105649; Smith 11236; Streeter sale IV:2091; Wagner-Camp-Becker 47. VERY RARE.