Othman Abbott (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Rare complete three-part set of Recollections of a Pioneer Lawyer by Othman A. Abbott of Grand Island, Nebraska, published in the Nebraska History Magazine by the Nebraska State Historical Society. This offering includes all three consecutive installments of Abbott's memoirs, originally issued across multiple numbers of Nebraska History Magazine during 1928 and 1929. The work chronicles Abbott's experiences from childhood through the Civil War and into pioneer-era Nebraska, providing an important firsthand account of nineteenth-century American frontier life. Contents include discussions of New England origins, Civil War service, pioneer travel, early legal practice in Nebraska, settlement of the Great Plains, family life on the frontier, grasshopper plagues, constitutional developments, and the growth of Nebraska communities. The memoir remains an important primary source for researchers of Nebraska history, western expansion, frontier law, Civil War veterans in the West, and pioneer settlement. Particularly desirable because all three consecutive installments are present together, allowing the complete narrative to be read as originally published. Condition: Tight bindings. Complete three-part set of Nebraska History Magazine featuring all three consecutive installments of Recollections of a Pioneer Lawyer by Othman A. Abbott. Published by the Nebraska State Historical Society, 1928-1929. Original paper wraps. Pages are clean with no writing or markings noted. Light age toning, minor edge wear, and handling wear consistent with age. Covers remain attractive with typical wear for historical periodicals. Overall a well-preserved complete set of these increasingly difficult-to-find Nebraska historical publications. Please Zoom Photos.

[NEBRASKA]. First edition. 8vo. Inked presentation inscription from the grand daughter of the author. Red cloth, gold gilt stamped decoration on the front cover and titles stamped in gold gilt on the spine, [3], 176 [1] pp., introduction, frontispiece, illustrated, plates, portraits, map, index. "The book is part autobiography and part historical narrative, chronicling Abbott's journey from Ohio to Nebraska. It details his experiences during the Civil War, his legal education, and his early law practice in the emerging communities of the Great Plains. Abbott shares stories of courtroom battles, land disputes, and political developments, painting a vivid picture of pioneer life and the challenges of justice in a rapidly expanding nation." Abbott served with the 9th Illinois Cavalry during the Civil War and 76 pp. of this book deal with the Civil War. He crossed the plains in 1867, and started a law practice in Grand Island, Nebraska. He met Susan B. Anthony and became involved with the struggle for women's rights in Nebraska, He provides interesting commentary on plagues of grasshoppers and other interesting experiences. A fine copy of an interesting book.