THROUGH THE COUNTRY OF THE COMANCHE INDIANS by James W. Abert 1970 Folding Maps

Description: THROUGH THE COUNTRY OF THE COMANCHE INDIANS by James W. Abert 1970 Folding Maps POB#48374 TITLE: Through the country of the Comanche Indians in the fall of the year 1845 : the journal of a U.S. Army expedition led by Lieutenant James W. Abert of the Topographical Engineers, artist extraordinary whose paintings of Indians and their Wild West illustrate this book AUTHOR: Lieutenant James W. Abert of the Topographical Engineers; John Galvin, Editor PUBLISHER: San Francisco: John Howell DATE: 1970 EDITION: Limited to 5000 copies DESCRIPTION: xi, 77 pages : color illustrations, 3 maps (2 folded) ; 36 cm CONDITION NOTES: FINE. No dust wrapper BINDING: White cloth.James William Abert (November 18, 1820 – August 10, 1897) was an American soldier, explorer, bird collector and topographical artist. Abert joined the Corps of Topographical Engineers, which was headed by his father,[1] in 1843. He joined several expeditions into the west, including John Frémont's third expedition, and illustrated these expeditions reports with his sketches. He was also put in charge of a detachment to map the Canadian River. In 1846 he was sent west to join the army of General Kearney in the war against Mexico, returning to Fort Leavenworth in the following year. It was during this time that he acquired a new species of bird, which was named the Abert's towhee in his honour. During the American Civil War, he served on the staffs of Robert Patterson, Nathaniel P. Banks and Quincy A. Gillmore. He was wounded during the Maryland Campaign, and retired from the Army in June 1864. .ABOUT THE BOOK: Originally published in 1846 under title: Message from the President of the United States ... communicating a report of an expedition led by Lieutenant Abert on the upper Arkansas Listing and template services provided by inkFrog

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