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John Kirk Townsend (1809–1851)

Author of Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chile, etc., With a Scientific Appendix.

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Includes the name: J. K. Townsend

Image credit: Public domain (author died in 1851)

Works by John Kirk Townsend

Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chile, etc., With a Scientific Appendix. (1839) 50 copies

Sporting excursions in the Rocky Mountains, including a journey to the Columbia River, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c 1 copy

Excursion to the Oregon : In Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts. Volume 5 1 copy

Sporting Excursions in the Rocky Mountains, Vol. 1 of 2: Including a Journey to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &C (Classic Reprint) (2017) 1 copy

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19th century (2) American History - 19th Century (1) American West (4) BS10 (1) Columbia River (4) Early Republic (U.S.) (1) exploration (3) history (5) John Kirk Townsend (1809-1851) (2) journal (4) Nathaniel Wyeth (2) National Geographic 100 (1) natural history (7) Osborne Russell (1) Overland journeys to the Pacific (1) Pacific (2) Pacific Northwest (7) Pacific Ocean (2) primary source (2) Rocky Mountains (6) South America (2) Thomas Nuttall (1) to-read (3) travel (3) Tweney (2) Unscanned (1) Viajes (2) Washington State (4) WCB 79:1 (1) Western History (2)

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Birthdate: 1809-08-10
Date of death: 1851-02-06
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of death: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chile, etc., With a Scientific Appendix. (098)

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