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As we learn from the introduction, this book has a somewhat remarkable history. It first saw the light at Boston, U.S.A., so long ago as 1860, but, on account of the breaking out of the civil war, only a comparatively small number of copies appear to have been issued, and its publication was soon discontinued altogether. The present issue is an exact replica of the original, and is thus out of date in the matter of typography and illustrations; indeed, in the case of the latter this is self-apparent, as they are in a distinctly “prehistoric” style. The remarkable history of the book is, however, by no means exhausted by the above, for Mr. T. H. Hittell, who took down the narrative from the lips of J. C. Adams in the autumn of 1856, is still alive, and has acted as editor of the present issue. In saying that the book is a replica of the original, it might have been mentioned that the introduction and a postscript are new. The latter gives an account of the last days of Adams, who joined Barnum's exhibition, and appears to have died soon after 1860, if not, indeed, at the close of that year.
The Adventures of James Capen Adams, Mountaineer and Grizzly Bear Hunter of California.
By Theodore H. Hittell. Pp. xiii + 373. (London: T. Werner Laurie, n.d.) Price 6s. net.
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L., R. The Adventures of James Capen Adams, Mountaineer and Grizzly Bear Hunter of California . Nature 87, 212 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/087212b0
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