first edition
2005 · New York
by Zug, James
New York: Basic Books, 2005. First Edition. First printing Fine in brown and tan paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine with a small stamped foot print on the rear paste down. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. John Ledyard (1751-1789) was an adventurer, explorer, an iconoclast and a bit of an oddity. A man of incredible intelligence and great influence. Ledyard had the support and trust of such luminaries as Lafayette, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Morris, James Cook and Joseph Banks. 286 pages of text. (Inventory #: TB24762)