The States and Territories of The Great West; Including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska; Their Geography, History, Advantages, Resources, and Prospects; Comprising Their Local History, InstitutAuthor: Jacob Ferris Year: 1856 Publisher: Miller, Orton, and Mulligan. Buffalo: E. F. Beadle Place: New York and Auburn Description: xii+[13] 352+[12 ad] pages with 1 folding map, plates, tables and Illustrations. Octavo (8" x 5 1 4") bound in publisher's original brown cloth with gilt design and lettering to spine with pictorial in gilt on cover, decorative cover blind stamped cover with ruled edges. First edition. "Far West" in the United States in