REMINISCENCES OF ALEXANDER TOPONCE, PIONEER, 1839 - 1923
1923 · Ogde
by Toponce, Alexander
Ogde, 1923. 248pp. plus plates. Portraits. Original fabrikoid. Small typed paper spine label. Inner hinges cracked, but holding by cords. Bookplate. Internally clean. Good. Toponce helped establish the first overland stage line from Missouri to California in 1855 and travelled throughout the west and Northwest during his career. He traded on the prairies for many years, and dealt with Brigham Young, Lorenzo Snow and John Taylor. HOWES T299. RITTENHOUSE 580. GRAFF 4165. FLAKE 8975 (Inventory #: WRCAM25676)