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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Life of J. C. Adams, known as Old Adams, Old Grizzly Adams... |
| Author | Adams, James Capen |
| Date | 1860 |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Names | Young, Brigham; Adams, John Capen; Grizzly Adams |
| Region | California; Oregon; Utah |
| Places | Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Sonora |
| Keywords | hunting, capture and training of animals, log cabin, gold rush, mining, fur trapping, bears, wolves, beaver, dog, mountain lion, coyotes, deer, sheep, Native Americans, buffalo hunt |
| Theme | Pioneers, Hunters and Explorers |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Additional Information |
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." 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". |
| Library | The Newberry Library |
| Copyright | The Newberry Library |
| Collection | Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana |
| Reference | Graff 15 |
| Catalogue Link | The Newberry Library Catalogue |