On cover: Arlington edition
First edition, Cincinnati, 1847
Purpo r ts to be a narrative taken fr om the journal of Ezekiel Williams a nd other sources, of the wa nderings of Williams, James Wo r kman a nd Samuel Spencer in the western country fr om 1807 to 1810. The wo r k is called a fabrication by H.M. Chittenden (American fur trade, 1902, v. 2, p. 651-656) It apparently has, however, some foundation in fact. cf. Louis Houck, Hist. of Missouri, 1908, v. 3, p. 93-94