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1874 1ed World on Wheels Ben Taylor American Travel

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1874 1ed World on Wheels Ben Taylor American Travel

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1874 1ed World on Wheels Ben Taylor American Travel Locomotive Boats Illustrated

A rare, 19th-century travelogue written by Benjamin Taylor. This book outlines Taylor’s exploration of America by way of locomotive, stagecoach, and riverboat – his findings in Kansas, Missouri, and other Midwest states – encounters with wild animals – and agricultural fair.

Item number: #10886

Price: $350

TAYLOR, Benjamin F

The world on wheels, and other sketches,

Chicago, S.C. Griggs, 1874.

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Collation: Complete with all pages

258 [7]

6 illustrations

Language: English

Binding: Cloth; tight and secure

Size: ~ 7.5in X 5in (19cm x 13cm)

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