VIVIAN, A. Pendarves; BIERSTADT, Albert (illus.)
Arthur Pendarves Vivian was a frequent traveller and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He first published Wanderings in the Western Land in 1879, describing his travels in North America, starting in 1877 from St Johns, Newfoundland. Here he recounts his encounters with ferocious bears, study of geology, encounters with Indians, the Yosemité Valley, Comstock mining, etc. Some illustrations from sketches by the painter Albert Bierstadt, known for his sweeping landscapes of the American West.
