Item #749 Brains and Money vs. Resources. Illustrated and Embellished with Views of One of the Most Resourceful Yet Undeveloped Sections of the Rocky Mountain Region. Isaac Van Horn.
Brains and Money vs. Resources. Illustrated and Embellished with Views of One of the Most Resourceful Yet Undeveloped Sections of the Rocky Mountain Region...
Brains and Money vs. Resources. Illustrated and Embellished with Views of One of the Most Resourceful Yet Undeveloped Sections of the Rocky Mountain Region...

Brains and Money vs. Resources. Illustrated and Embellished with Views of One of the Most Resourceful Yet Undeveloped Sections of the Rocky Mountain Region...

Boston & Laramie: Isaac Van Horn & Co., [1900]. [146]pp. Large quarto. Original tan cloth, cover stamped in gilt. Light wear, corners a bit bumped, first signature loosening. Minor soiling to text, but generally quite clean internally. Very good. Item #749

A wonderful and elaborate promotional work for Laramie, Wyoming, courtesy of the Van Horn-Miller Co-operative Trust. Extensively illustrated with half-tones, the book extols the virtue of Laramie and the surrounding area, depicting city streets, mining operations, ranches, prominent citizens, timber lands, and much more. Also includes a map of the railroad lines in the area. Despite this lavish production -- or perhaps because of it -- Van Horn declared bankruptcy in 1913, with liabilities in excess of $750,000.

Price: $300.00