Saddle Sled And Snowshoe : Pioneering On The Saskatchewan In The Sixties

Hardcover, 282 pages, 4.75x7.25 in, [12x18.5 cm], B&W illustrations. Originally published in 1896, this copy a Third Edition, published in 1910.

Bookplate of a former owner affixed to the front pastedown; contemporary ownership inscription to the blank front endpaper; large ownership inscription to the recto of the frontispiece. Rear endpaper with pencil markings; tissue guard to the frontispiece partially detached. Hinges tender, with mull exposed at the rear. Textblock age-tanned. Contents pages with ink annotations. Boards rubbed, with wear to extremities

McDougall, John (1842–1917).

Second volume of the five books of personal memoirs. Covering the years 1862 to 1865. The narrative recounts his early experiences in the West as a translator, supply handler, and apprentice missionary. Includes personal reflections from this period, culminating in his marriage to his first wife in 1865.