1855 Prison of Weltevreden, and a Glance at the East Indian Archipelago – Walter M. Gibson

J. C. Riker, New York, 1855. 495 pages.

Brown cloth hardcover; binding good; text is clean with light foxing. Illustrated from Original Sketches. Name inked inside the front cover. Overall good condition.

Gibson was a Mormon who conned Brigham Young and was then expelled. He went on to make money in California’s Gold Rush and then on to Hawaii where he served as premier of Hawaii under King Kalakaua for 5 years. He was later in Sumatra in the East Indies and ultimately did time in prison for treason against the Dutch.