Buy this book on-line Rice, Howard C : Barthelemi Tardiveau : a French Trader in the West : Biographical Sketch, Including Letters From B. Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur (1788-1789)The John Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1938
Illustrations. Illustrated front cover. Uncut page sides and bottoms. Spine label. From the Introduction: "The treaties of 1783 gave to the recently-united States of North America a vast expanse of land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River". Tardiveau, a man of conversational brilliance, literary talent and a politician, came to this area because he recognized the need for trade. Contents include: From Brittany to Kentucky; Agent for the Illinois Settlers; A Channel for Western Trade; Tobacco for Spain; New Bourbon; Don Bartolome Tardiveau, of New Madrid; etc.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Cloth Backed Boards Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Rice, Howard C : Barthelemi Tardiveau : a French Trader in the West : Biographical Sketch, Including Letters From B. Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur (1788-1789). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, collectables, atlases, out-of-print books and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |