Fifty Years' Observation of Men and Events: Civil and Military (First Edition)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1884. FIRST EDITION. Original cloth, lettered in gilt. 515 pages. Fair.Front hinge very cracked, almost detached; rear hinge cracked; textblock not too bad; clean pages; covers quite worn. "Much on Winfield Scott, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. GrantandotherCivilWar leaders. Also material on California in 1849, the Vigilance Committee, campaigns against the Indians in Washington, some material on the San Joaquin Indians."--Luther. "Keyes’militaryservice includes: aide to Gen. Scott in the 1830’s, California during the Gold Rush, Indian fighting in Washington Territory,andmilitarysecretary to Scott at the beginningoftheCivilWar."--Robinson. "An important narrative by a 49'er, giving a first-handaccountofthe early days; the great fire in San Francisco; the Vigilance Committee; Expedition to the San Joaquin Indians; Indian Campaigns on the Coast; Expedition to Fort Vancouver; Steptoe’s disaster in Washington Territory; the march to Walla Walla; Coeur d’Alene; Col. Wright’s Campaign; California Societyofthe ’50sand’60s---The Parrotts, McAllisers, Thorntons, Lakes, McKinstrys, Gwins, Bowie, Lows, Zanes,andothers."--Decker. References:Howes K-115; Rader 2164; Dustin 161. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. . …