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Life of J.C. Adams, known as Old Adams, Old Grizzly Adams : containing a truthful account of his bear hunts, fights with grizzly bears, hairbreadth escapes in the Rocky and Nevada Mountains and the wilds of the Pacific Coast.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adams, Grizzly, 1812-1860, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adams, Grizzly, 1812-1860.
- Adams, Grizzly.
- Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Hunters--California--Biography.
- Hunters.
- Trappers--California--Biography.
- Trappers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 pages)
- Other Title:
- Hair-breadth escapes and adventures of "Grizzly Adams", in catching and conquering the wild animals included in his California menagerie
- Place of Publication:
- New York : [Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, and Thomas, Printers], 1860.
- Notes:
- "Written by himself"--Page [1].
- AMDigital Reference: Graff 15
- Collection: Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana
- From the Colton Storm catalogue: "The 'Life of J. C. Adams' was prepared as publicity at the time Barnum exhibited Adam's collection of wild animals in New York. There are two editions of the work, the earlier containing only 29 pages of text. Laid in is an original photograph of Adams and a grizzly bear."<p>Full title: "Life of J.C. Adams, known as Old Adams, Old Grizzly Adams: containing a truthful account of his bear hunts, fights with grizzly bears, hairbreadth escapes, in the Rocky and Nevada Mountains, and the wilds of the Pacific Coast".</p>
- Title from cover.
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