[Crockett, Davy]:

$1,000 · Offered by William Reese Company

AN ACCOUNT OF COL. CROCKETT'S TOUR TO THE NORTH AND DOWN EAST, IN THE YEARS OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR...Written By ... A scarce account of the East Coast travels of the famed pioneer. Howes notes that authorship of this work has been ascribed to Crockett's friend, Augustin S. Clayton. Crockett left Washington in April 1834, travelled through Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Boston, Lowell, and back to Washington. He offers many comments on Andrew Jackson and his administration, politics of the day, and the industrialization of New England (including a table on Lowell's manufacturing output).

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