THE LIFE OF JOSEPH BISHOP...INTERSPERSED WITH RACY ANECDOTES OF THOSE EARLY TIME
1858 · Nashvill
by Gray, John W
Nashvill, 1858. 236,[4]pp. 12mo. Original green embossed cloth, stamped in gilt, spine gilt. Spine and corners lightly rubbed. Light scattered soiling and foxing. Very good. The autobiography of Joseph Bishop, one of the earliest settlers of Cumberland County, Tn., as related to the author. With entertaining anecdotes of his interactions with natives, hunting excursions, and daily life. "The experiences of Joe Bishop as set down by him constitute one of the most engaging and valuable of the first-hand books of Tennessee historical reminiscences" - Horn. HOWES G338, "aa." ALLEN 4480. HORN, TWENTY TENNESSEE BOOKS 11. (Inventory #: WRCAM50359)