Chardon's Journal at Fort Clark 1834-1839
Pierre. South Dakota: South Dakota Department of History, 1932. First. Hardback. Chardon's Journal at Fort Clark 1834-1839, Annie Heloise Abel-Henderson, Department of History, State of South Dakota, Pierre, South Dakota. 1932. xlvi, 458pp. Index and appendices. 3 plates.
Red boards with gilt title on spine. Light bumping to corners and slight wrinkle on cloth on spine. Top edge trimmed; fore and bottom edge deckle. Front board has very light crack at spine. Tight binding and clean interior. Very good condition.
Cardon's journal documents the early fur trading in the upper Missouri and a view of the Mandan settlements in North Dakota prior to the devastating smallpox epidemic of 1837. Howes C-303. Very Good / None. Item #150
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