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HIND, Henry Youle
Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and Saskatewan Exploring Expedition of 1858. Vol. II
London Longman, Greeg, Longman, Roberts 1860, xiv, 472 p. 22 cm. Maps and plans, col. folding map frayed at edge. 1/2 leather. Small stamp on endpaper, hinges cracked, sl. foxing. TPL 3820 for both vol. Vol. II. only. Waterson. As well as his precise descriptions of the areas travelled, Hind reports in this volume on dog teams and racing, horses, the Buffallo (and its relation to Indian wealth), Indian customs and superstition, Indian races, Indian title in Canada, Hudson's Bay Co., missionaries, communication, geology, locusts and floods. Illustrations are from photographs taken by Humphrey Lloyd Hime or sketches by John Fleming, and include 6 cromoxylographs plus woodcuts. Peel 221. "An edition, for popular use, of the reports published by the Cnd. Legislature and the British Parliament. An index adds to its usefulness."
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