ROTH, Lottie Roeder (ed.)

History of Whatcom County Volume I and II [Complete Set WITH Supplemental] Index Roth's Whatcom County

Chicago / Seattle: Pioneer Historical Publishing Company, 1926. First Edition. Two Volumes Hardcover. Two vols. Thick 4tos. Pp. xiv, 984. Pp. 955. Both vols. illustrated from photographs; Vol. II with engraved plates of many key figures. All edges marbled. Bound in matching textured cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine. Both bindings fine and bright; Vol. I with occasional marginalia and underscoring throughout in pencil. On the front free endpaper of Vol. I, in ink, "Myra E. F. Brown / 2622 Ellis St. / City [Bellingham]." An envelope remnant, laid-in, has pencil annotation: "Phoebe Judson crossed the plains in 1853 + became a resident of Puget Sound before the organization of Washington Territory. (rule0 Maria + Elizabeth Roeder were foster sisters + were as dear to me as my own." Very Good. Item #6699

Accompanied by and sold with: Index Roth's Whatcom County Volumes I and II published 1926 (Bellingham: Whatcom Genealogical Society, 1983), 73 pp. in stapled stiff wrappers, as well as a 6 pp. listing of all photographs in both volumes, citing page numbers.

The intriguing reference to this history of Phoebe Goodell Judson may have been gleaned from personal interaction with the pioneer or from her rich memoir, A Pioneer's Search for an Ideal Home, published the year before this set. Judson first settled on the Cowlitz River, south of Puget Sound. Finding the gravelly terrain unsuitable for farming, she and her family filed a subsequent claim on the Nooksack River, in what is now Lynden, Washington. She was thoughtful and progressive, as is evidenced by her humane attitude toward Indians and her support for women's rights. In addition to these noble qualities, Judson's narrative is commendable from a literary standpoint alone. Judson is cited throughout this history, including recollections of her by fellow pioneers.

Increasingly uncommon. SMITH 8819.

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Price: $650.00