Frontiersman. Abner Blackburn's Narrative

BAGLEY, WILL [EDITOR]

Publication: University of Utah Press, 1992, Salt Lake City

First Edition. Cloth. ix-xxxi, 309pp. Illustrated. A great memoir by a man whose experiences were many and varied." Blackburn describes his experiences with Mormon pioneers, an astounding assortment of western tribes, and the last fur traders", referring to his memoir as "an account of my past misdeeds." Dale Morgan wrote that Blackburn's story is a "jewel beyond price ...This is not merely history; it is literature of high order." "Blackburn was a teamster for Brigham Young, marched with the Mormon Battalion to Santa Fe, crossed the Great Basin seven times in four years, and prospected for gold in California. Blackburn knew Joseph Smith, Jim Bridger, John Sutter, Sam Brannan and a host of lesser-known but equally colorful characters." As New in dust jacket. Presentation inscription by Bagley.

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