Michael M Casler (14 results)

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Paperback. Condition: New. "Few geographic locations in the West exhibit a greater concentration of sites of . . . historic fur- and Indian-trade establishments, or one covering a longer time span, than that of the junction of the Bad and the Missouri Rivers." - G. Hubert SmithNo other part of the West saw such a succession of trading posts as did the heart of modern-day South Dakota, where the Bad River meets the Missouri near the contemporary town of Fort Pierre. Various firms established posts here starting in 1817. Two of these posts, Fort Tecumseh (1822) and Fort Pierre Chouteau (1832), reached their golden age under the American Fur Company in the 1830s and 1840s. While company employees recorded daily activities in journals, they relayed company business as well as personal information about the individuals at the post in letter books. Letter books, which contained copies of all outgoing correspondence, were once common items at all posts on the upper Missouri, but only a few survive today. Those that do vividly illustrate the nature of commerce on the Northern Great Plains during the first half of the nineteenth century. Editors Michael M. Casler and W. Raymond Wood transcribed and annotated these rare documents, including some translated from the original French. Known for over a century, the Fort Tecumseh journal and the letter books from Fort Tecumseh and Fort Pierre Chouteau are published here in their entirety for the first time.…

Condition: New. 2017. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . .

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 269 pages. 11.00x8.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. 2017. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover in dust jacket. dj. First printing thus. Hinge repaired at dedication page with Japanese tissue, else fine in fine dust jacket with a short closed tear and crease to rear panel in mylar cover.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Minor shelf wear may be present due to storage. Otherwise VG. Pages/boards/jacket clean, binding tight.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Reprint. 318 pages, illus, photos, as new copy from my personal collection and signed by Editor Casler. MB. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Quarto; x, [ii], 318 pages, white boards; xmas presentation on recto of free endpaper Some unforgettable adventures in the untamed West, and dealing with the native tribes. "Larpenteur is one of our most important sources of information [re] the fur trade of the Upper Missouri in the 19thC. -Quaife" [Smith 5700; Cuthbertson & Ewers p. 109; Graff 2404; Howes C800; Hubach p. 77; Rader 2204]. "This is the fascinating account of the 1833 Rendezvous and life at Ft. Union from 1834 to 1871 -Cazadessus, 40." Transcribed and annotated by Erwin N. Thompson. Casler was a Park Ranger at Fort Union. With a lengthy section of photographs.…

Paperback. Condition: New. "Few geographic locations in the West exhibit a greater concentration of sites of . . . historic fur- and Indian-trade establishments, or one covering a longer time span, than that of the junction of the Bad and the Missouri Rivers." - G. Hubert SmithNo other part of the West saw such a succession of trading posts as did the heart of modern-day South Dakota, where the Bad River meets the Missouri near the contemporary town of Fort Pierre. Various firms established posts here starting in 1817. Two of these posts, Fort Tecumseh (1822) and Fort Pierre Chouteau (1832), reached their golden age under the American Fur Company in the 1830s and 1840s. While company employees recorded daily activities in journals, they relayed company business as well as personal information about the individuals at the post in letter books. Letter books, which contained copies of all outgoing correspondence, were once common items at all posts on the upper Missouri, but only a few survive today. Those that do vividly illustrate the nature of commerce on the Northern Great Plains during the first half of the nineteenth century. Editors Michael M. Casler and W. Raymond Wood transcribed and annotated these rare documents, including some translated from the original French. Known for over a century, the Fort Tecumseh journal and the letter books from Fort Tecumseh and Fort Pierre Chouteau are published here in their entirety for the first time.…

Gebunden. Condition: New. The cultivation of various turfgrasses has evolved into a dynamic, GBPmulti-billion industry and yet there is still a real lack of information available for those seeking to understand the complex science behind its growth.&Uumlber den Autor.