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George C. Yount and his chronicles of the West : comprising extracts from his "Memoirs" and from the Orange Clark "Narrative" /

George Calvert Yount was born 4 May 1794 in Dowden Creek in Burke County, North Carolina. His parents were Jacob Yount and Amarilla or Marillis Killiam. His family moved to Cape Girardeau in 1804. George fought in the War of 1812. He married Eliza Cambridge Wilds in 1818. They and had three children...

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Main Authors: Yount, George C. (George Calvert), 1794-1865, Clark, Orange, 1797-1869 (Author)
Other Authors: Camp, Charles Lewis, 1893-1975 (Editor), Kennedy, Lawton, 1900-1980 (Printer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Denver : Fred A. Rosenstock, Old West Publishing Company, 1966.
Subjects:
Southwest, New > Description and travel.
Frontier and pioneer life > Southwest, New.
Fur trade > Southwest, New.
Yount.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Fur trade.
Travel.
Southwest, New.
Fur trade > Southwest, New > History > 19th century.
Fur traders > Southwest, New > Biography.
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Summary:George Calvert Yount was born 4 May 1794 in Dowden Creek in Burke County, North Carolina. His parents were Jacob Yount and Amarilla or Marillis Killiam. His family moved to Cape Girardeau in 1804. George fought in the War of 1812. He married Eliza Cambridge Wilds in 1818. They and had three children. His wife divorced him in 1830. He was a fur trapper in the Southwest. He settled in Napa Valley, California in 1836. His daughters later joined him in California. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Alsace, North Carolina, Missouri and California.
Item Description:"1250 copies designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy, San Francisco"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:xviii, 280 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), folded color map, portraits ; 27 cm
Awards:Western Books Exhibit 1967.
Production Credits:Designed by Alfred and Lawton Kennedy.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Related Items:The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive.
Place of Publication:United States -- Colorado -- Denver.