Chardon's Journal at Fort Clark, 1834-1839, Descriptive of Life on the Upper Missouri; of a Fur Trader's Experiences among the Mandans, Gros Ventres, and Their Neighbors; of the Ravages of the Small Pox Epidemic of 1837; Historical introduction and notes by the editor
Pierre, SD: Dept. of History, State of South Dakota, 1932. First edition. 8vo. xlvi, 458 pp. Plates, facsimile title page, portrait. First publication of the journal of Francis A. Chardon, a fur trader on the upper Missouri. Howes C-33. Very good. Original red cloth, gilt spine title. (#8123). More