A Naturalist in Indian Territory, Volume 72: The Journals of S. W. Woodhouse, 1849-1850

by S.W. Woodhouse and S. W. Woodhouse

Book Overview

In the spring of 1849 young Philadelphia physician S. W. Woodhouse, an avid ornithologist, was appointed surgeon-naturalist of two expeditions, one in 1849 and another in 1850, to survey the Creek-Cherokee boundary in Indian Territory. A keen observer of frontier life and society, Woodhouse wrote down in three journals detailed entries on his travels, including information on the flora and fauna as well as his impressions of the places he passed and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806128054
• ISBN13: 9780806128054
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"