William Fairholme : Journal of an Expedition to the Grand Prairies of the Missouri, 1840

The first publication of the young British lieutenant's account of a sporting expedition into what is now western Kansas shortly before massive European settlement began. The party went from Montreal to Chicago by boat across the Great Lakes, then traveled by stagecoach, carriage, and steamer down the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers to St. Louis and Westport. His drawings are also included. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.