(CO. - Gold Field) Ye Pictorial Historie of Honest Abner Howe's Journey to Pike's Peak In Search Of A Rapid Fortune, Harper's Weekly, May 1859 In nine panels we see the story of a local farmer in Massachusetts that sets out to leave behind the hard work of the farm and open a store and grocery in the far off gold fields of "Pike's Peak". What he finds pretty quickly is that many others had the same idea, and arrived before him, and as things grow worse from there. At the end, he and family are much worse for wear and back in Massachusetts, in a significantly worse predicament. And for many, this scenario isn't too far from the truth as many, if not most of those who went west, went back east with little to show. Condition is very good. Image size is approximately 14.5 x 9.5 (inches)
