Buy this book on-line Van Gundy, John C : Reminiscences of Frontier Life on the Upper Neosho in 1855 and 1856The College Press, Topeka, KS, 1925
Original publisher's brown paper wrappers. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2." Forty-one pages, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. Covers have slightly bumped corners and some edge wear. Small chip measuring 3/4" x 1/8" at top edge of front cover. A Very Good copy. Autobiographical account of pioneer John C. Van Gundy (1846-1929). Van Gundy recollects many events from his early days on the Kansas plains including the tragic murder of his sister Sarah at the hands of Freestate marauders, who wanted to drive away proslavery settlers by terrorizing and raiding settlements, and the relations between Indigenous Peoples and settlers. Van Gundy also writes about the local political climate in the years leading up to the Civil War. Excerpt from the Preface: "To the knowledge of the writer, in the vicinity where he has lived for seventy years, not one of the old pioneers of 1855 and 1856 have given their own written account of the early struggles in what is now Lyon County, Kansas.". Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover 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 Van Gundy, John C : Reminiscences of Frontier Life on the Upper Neosho in 1855 and 1856. 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 used books, libri rari, collectables, atlases and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |