William J. Flake: Pioneer - Colonizer

[Phoenix], 1948. First Edition. 179pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Light green cloth with the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Near fine. Biography of the Arizona pioneer and cattleman by his son. William Jordan Flake (1839-1932) was a prominent Mormon, who helped settle parts of Arizona (including Snowflake - name for himself and Ersatus Snow), and was imprisoned at the Yuma Territorial Prison for polygamy. Flake was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1959. Rare in this condition. (Inventory #: 10269)