Wells polk (13 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Softcover. Zustand: Fair. 1971 reprint of 1907 book. Plastic comb binding. Some wear and creasing to the covers, lightly toned pages; a good book overall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0836959191. ISBN/EAN: 9780836959192. Inventory No: 211264.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Shelf2life History of the American West Collection is a unique project that provides opportunities for researchers and new readers to easily access and explore works which have previously only been available on library shelves. The Collection brings to life pre-1923 titles focusing on a wide range of topics and experiences in US Western history. From the initial westward migration, to exploration and development of the American West to daily life in the West and intimate pictures of the people who inhabited it, this collection offers American West enthusiasts a new glimpse at some forgotten treasures of American culture. Encompassing genres such as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, tourist guides, biographies and drama, this collection provides a new window to the legend and realities of the American West.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Shelf2life History of the American West Collection is a unique project that provides opportunities for researchers and new readers to easily access and explore works which have previously only been available on library shelves. The Collection brings to life pre-1923 titles focusing on a wide range of topics and experiences in US Western history. From the initial westward migration, to exploration and development of the American West to daily life in the West and intimate pictures of the people who inhabited it, this collection offers American West enthusiasts a new glimpse at some forgotten treasures of American culture. Encompassing genres such as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, tourist guides, biographies and drama, this collection provides a new window to the legend and realities of the American West.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover copy with red cloth covers in good to good+ condition. The front board has gold and black lettering, black border and illustration . There's no lettering on spine. The covers are a bit worn and scuffed, but still in nice condition. The first gathering of pages are beginning to loosen and decorated front end page has some paper loss where a small price sticker most have been inexpertly removed. Despite the stated flaws, this is still a nice copy that should be handled gently. ; frontispiece, in-text illustrations; 8vo 9" x 6" ; 259 p. pages; According to the copyright information on the title page, the publisher, G. A. Warnica is Polk's " life long friend and chief financial support." Listed in Howes' "U S-iana" # 10991. The subtitle continues, ". And Whose Roberies and other Depredations in the Platte Purchase and Elsewhere, have been a Most Frequent Discussion to the day, all of which Transpired During and Just After The Civil War." Frontispiece is two photos of Wells, one of him when just captured and the other after 14 years of confinement. Includes black and white in text illustrations. Wells, an outlaw in the Missouri-Kansas-Iowa area was arrested and imprisoned at the Fort Madison Prison for robbery. In 1882, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in the murder of a guard while he and his associates attempted a break-out. He died in 1896 at the Anamosa Penitentiary of consumption. Illustrated by Black and White Illustrations (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. First Edition. Continued Title : (Whose Acts of fearlessness and Chivalry Kept the Frontier Trails Afire with Excitement, and whose Robberies and other Depredations in the Platte Purchase and Elsewhere, have been a Most Frequent Discussion to this day, all of which Transpired During and Just After The Civil War. ) Bound in clean red cloth, gilt title on front cover with a double ruled border. Texts Interior is tight, clean & intact. B/W photograph illustrations. Decorated endpaper. The life of Polk Wells is exceptionally full of the frontier life of the West. Written by himself while an inmate in the Fort Madison Penitentiary, Iowa. Unusual inscription to A H Greenly (the noted Michigan Historian) on front endpaper dated Oct. 28, 1942 " Presented to A. H. Greenly - as a monument to the folly of .Wright Howes". Wright Howes (of antiquarian americana fame) had derided this book as the "feeble 'apologia' of a second-rate, highly unsuccessful outlaw who claimed he was a 'chum' of Kit Carson, Slade and 'Wild Bill'!" Wells wrote his memoirs while serving a life sentence for murder and died in a prison hospital in 1896. Crime; B/W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 259 pages; Signed by Notable Personage, Unrelated.…

Zustand: Publisher's blue cloth. Fine. First Edition. First Edition. Frontispiece, illustrations. 259pp. 8vo. "Although Wells was not as popular a subject among writers as others of his ilk, he was quite an outlaw in his day" (Adams). Howes disagrees: "Feeble 'apologia' of a second-rate, highly unsuccessful outlaw who claimed he was a 'chum' of Kit Carson." Adams, Guns 2342; Howes W243 Frontispiece, illustrations. 259pp. 8vo.…