Description: Recollections of James Francis Riley 1838 - 1918 Copyright 1959 by John R. James, Independence, Missouri Signed and dated on front cover by John R. James, who is the grandson of James Francis Riley. Stiff paper wraps, 8 1/8" x 5 3/8", 82 pages Illustrated with one picture of the Riley Family photo. A wonderful, historical account of life on the plains from 1838 to 1918. James Francis Riley was known as a bullwhacker in the early Pioneer days of Missouri and Kansas. From 1859 to 1864 he made numerous trips hauling freight by ox and mule trains from Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas to Salt Lake City, Utah, and Fort Union and Albuquerque, New Mexico on the Santa Fe Trail. He tells of the border troubles between Kansas and Missouri in 1862 and his encounters with the Kansas Jayhawkers, the Missouri Bushwackers and Quantrell. He relates many encounters with Indians in his travels. He tells of arriving in Olathe, Kansas on April 15, 1865 and asking someone why the flag was at half mast. He was then told of President Lincoln's assassination by John Wilkes Booth the previous night. Some creasing to stiff paper wraps that does not affect pages. A few pages have light pencil underlining and a few pages have parentheses in margins in ink. Author's signature and date on front cover have a slight blur from a damp stain at lower outer corner. Very Clean and Bright! Please see pictures. I have other items similar to this up now as well. Please see the images of the actual item above for a better idea of the condition. The winner will pay postage and tracking, which is included in the shipping total. The item will weigh less then a pound packed and will ship ground advantage mail. I will pack in cardboard to insure the item arrives safely. I am always happy to combine shipping whenever possible. Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites list. Please contact me with any issues prior to leaving negative/neutral Feedback or low detail ratings, as I will always do my best to solve any problems that may come up!05162018 rev102223 Case 2, 5
Price: 302.27 USD
Location: Belton, Missouri
End Time: 2024-11-17T16:16:08.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Stiff Paper Wraps
Place of Publication: Independence, Missouri
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Self Published
Subject: History
Year Printed: 1959
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: Signed, 1st Edition
Region: North America
Author: John R. James
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Western Americana
Character Family: Western History
