Interesting Narrative; Being a Journal of the Flight of Alfred Mathews, of Stark Co., Ohio
Denver, Colorado: Nolie Mumey, 1961. Interesting Narrative; Being a Journal of the Flight of Alfred Mathews, of Stark Co., Ohio. From the State of Texas, on the 20th of April, and His Arrival At Chicago on the 28th Day of May, after Traversing on Foot and Alone a Distance of over 800 Miles Across the States of Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri, by the Most Unfrequented Routes; Together with Interesting Descriptions of Men and Things; of What He Saw and Heard; Appearance of the Country, Habits of the People, &c., &c., &c., Facsimile edition published by Nolie Mumey from original in the Western History Department of the Denver Public Library, April 1961. 34pp.
Blue printed wrappers; string-tied. New old stock. As new.
Title sums up the booklet well. Classic Nolie Mumey exact facsimile.
Nolie Mumey (1891–1984) graduated from the University of Arkansas Medical School in 1916. He earned an MS degree at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA and MA from the University of Denver. He would practice as a surgeon amongst all his other interests. A true Renaissance man, Mumey was also a historian, author, publisher, poet, silversmith, aviator, carpenter, woodcarver, artist, and inventor. He wrote numerous books and published scores of facsimile editions on both medical and Western history, especially on his beloved Colorado. Item #2613
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