Description: The Prison of Weltevreden, by Walter M. Gibson, 1855 First EditionThe Prison of Weltevreden. Gibson, Walter M. New York: J. C. Riker, 1855. First edition. Gibson was a ship's captain who got involved in gun running and was arrested in Java for fomenting rebellion, jailed and sentenced to execution. He escaped, went to Utah where he joined the Mormon church and persuaded the Church to establish a Mormon colony in Hawaii. In 1861 he went to Hawaii to do this, then he got into much more trouble, but finally and surprisingly he became a government minister in Hawaii. Illustrated with original sketches. Hardcover, with debossed designs on the front and back, gilt titles on spine. 495 pages. Clean and solidly bound.
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Walter Gibson
Publisher: J K RIker
Topic: East Indies
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1855
