Theodore H. Hittell interviews with Grizzly Adams : ms., 1857-1859.

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Theodore H. Hittell interviews with Grizzly Adams : ms., 1857-1859.

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Lengthy manuscript consists of Hittell's transcriptions of his many interviews with Grizzly Adams, the major source material for his first book, The Adventures of James Capen Adams. Grizzly Adams describes how he came out west from Mass., where he was a shoemaker, in 1849 to search for gold. Adams tells stories of his life living in the wilds of Calif. and the West, of hunting, especialy grizzly bears and his relations with Indians. Collection also includes brown paper that was wrapped around the manuscript with notations made after 1924 about various passages in work.

647 p.

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Hittell, Theodore Henry, 1830-1917

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Hittell was a historian, journalist, and lawyer, of Calif. From the description of Theodore Henry Hittell miscellany, 1857-1917. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122642464 Theodore Henry Hittell was an American author and lawyer. Born in Pennsylvania, he moved to Ohio to attend college, and then followed his brother John to California. He worked as a journalist, practised law, and published several books, including a history of California. Fro...

Adams, Grizzly, 1812-1860

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