Published by Leawood KS, 1976
Seller: Daniel Liebert, Bookseller, Maplewood, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This is folklore and collected true stories of early times on the Missouri River in Missouri. Book is bright and tight with no marks except small gift inscription, trace of shelf wear to cover edges. Nice.
Published by Self-Published by the Editors, Canfield and Sutton, Leawood, KS, 1974
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Self-Published by the Editors, Canfield and Sutton, Leawood, KS. 1974. Softcover/ Trade Wraps. Edition/Printing not stated. Inscribed by Richard Sutton on the title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; light rubbing to panels. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 96 pp 8vo. This book retraces the journey in the 1720s of Etienne Bourgmond along the Missouri River. The river was a highway for the explorer, fur trader, homesteader, and riverman. The author goes point by point covering every town, point, nautical difficulty, bend, tributary, story or tale from one end of Missouri to the other. Told by a man (Cecil Griffith) with 36 years in the Corps of Engineers working the river. A clean presentable copy.