Spirit of the West: Premier March Native American & Western Auction
Sat, Mar 14, 2026 11:00AM EDT
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Lot 599
"Old Yukon" by Judge James Wickersham, 1st Ed.
Estimate: $200 - $300
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Included in this lot is a First Edition of "Old Yukon - Tales, Trails, Trials" by Hon. James Wickersham, 1938, Washington Law Book Co, illustrated. This humourous memoir is about Wickersham's time as a pioneer Federal Circuit Judge visiting the remote places of over 300,000 square miles in the undeveloped Alaska Territory and the people. He provides a readable narrative of the early days of the Alaskan/Yukon Gold Rush and the characters, such as Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith, a notorious short time villain during the Gold Rush. James Wickersham (1857-1939) was appointed as a Federal Judge for Alaska by President William McKinley in 1900. He then served as the Alaska delegate to Congress from in two periods 1908-17 and 1931-33 and was a major force in Congress to establish Alaska as a Territory and provide for greater Federal assistance. He was also an author of Alaskan law reports and the 1927 "A Bibliography of Alaskan Literature 1724-1924" and founder of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (now the University of Alaska). In his early years, he was also an explorer who attempted and failed in the first attempt to climb Denali - Mt. McKinley. The blue cloth bound gold gilt hardcover is in very nice overall condition, slight scuffing to cover edges. Intact pages are clean. Measures 6"W x 9.25"L x 1.5"D, weight is 2lb, 4oz.
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