Mediumistic Experiences of John Brown, the Medium of the Rockies, with Introduction and Notes by Prof. J. S. Loveland

Brown, John

Published by Office of the Philosophical Journal, San Francisco, 1897

About this Item

Third Edition, but first expanded including an additional chapter on California. 192pp. 12mo. An elusive title, in the marketplace, of this San Francisco imprint, which prints the expanded text, including "Early Spiritual Work in California" (adding twenty-five pages of text to the 1887 edition, which was published in Iowa). Western pioneer John Brown (1817-1899) was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He headed west, as a young man, was shipwrecked off the coast of Galveston, fought with Sam Houston in the Battle of San Jacinto, was a trapper in the Rocky Mountains, helped to build Fort Pueblo, married the daughter of a Mexican mother and African-American father, and became a shopkeeper. Half calf and marbled boards, rebacked with black linen tape. L.M. Taylor bookplate. Text brittle with numerous tears Third Edition, but first expanded including an additional chapter on California.

Seller Inventory # 338310

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mediumistic Experiences of John Brown, the Medium of the Rockies, with Introduction and Notes by Prof. J. S. Loveland
• Publisher: Office of the Philosophical Journal, San Francisco
• Publication Date: 1897
• Binding: 192pp. 12mo
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana