Asa Shinn Mercer. Western Promoter and Newspaperman, 1839 - 1917.
Spokane, Washington: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 2003. Hardback. Item #27652
9.25" x 6.25". 238pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Fine condition. With many illustrations. Mercer was the first president of the Territorial University of Washington and a member of the Washington State Senate. He is remembered primarily for his role in three milestones of the old American West: the founding of the University of Washington, the Mercer Girls, and the Johnson County War.
He is remembered primarily for his role in three milestones of the old American West: the founding of the University of Washington, the Mercer Girls, and the Johnson County War. Mercer Island in Lake Washington and Mercer Street in Seattle are named not for Asa, but rather his brother Thomas.
Price: $35.00