The Plains, Being No Less Than a Collection of Veracious Memoranda Taken During the Expedition of Exploration in the Year 1845, from the Western Settlements of Missouri to the Mexican Border, from Bent's Fort on the Arkansas to Fort Gibson, Via ....
Norman, OK, (1972): University of Oklahoma Press. First Edition. Octavo. 182pp. Maps. Bibliography. Index. Cooper was part of the John C. Freemont expedition party. While Fremont demanded secrecy and forbade his men to keep diaries or journals, Cooper had made notes and later wrote The Plains. A fine bright copy..... More