Meeker. Life in the West; or, Stories of the Mississippi Valley (1868)

Meeker, N. C. Life in the West; or, Stories of the Mississippi Valley. New York: Samuel R. Wells, 1868. First Edition. [10438] Cloth, binding faded, boards bordered in blind, gilt titles to spine and front, 8 x 5 1/2 inches, small horizontal split to headband, tight. Peach end papers. [i]-vi, [2], 7-360 pp. 36 pp. publisher's catalogue on the subjects of Physiognomy and Phrenology. Good. Hardcover. A glimpse of life in the Mississippi Valley right after the American Civil War, with accounts written to encourage emigration - the last page lists the Land Office locations for Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The book describes new settlements, steamboats, plantations, "Change of Opinion during the War", a refined family in a rough settlement, prairie life in early days, farming and law, the language of cattle, a description of the Mississippi Valley, etc. Flake 5326. "Going to be a Mormon: or,