The Snake Country Expedition of 1830-1831. John Work's Field Journal.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition. Edited by Francis D. Haines, Jr. Octavo. 8½ x 5¾ inches. xxvii, 172pp. plus 8 unnumbered pages of illustrations. Text map; appendix, bibliography, index. Blue cloth with silver lettering on spine. A very fine copy with dust jacket. The previously unpublished journal of Work's expedition to the Snake Country under the sponsorship of the Hudson's Bay Company, which lasted 11 months and covered nearly 2,000 miles. The journal records the Indians encountered, describes the terrain and wildlife, etc. The appendix lists the expedition's personnel and provides a copy of Peter Skene Ogden's letter of advice, written to Work. .