The plains across : the overland emigrants and the trans-Mississippi West, 1840-60 /

The plains across : the overland emigrants and the trans-Mississippi West, 1840-60 /

This volume presents a study of overland travel across the Great Plains of the United States prior to the Civil War. It covers mainly the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails. The author provides excerpts from the traveler's journals and diaries, along with references from various newspapers t...

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Main Author: Unruh, John David, 1937-1976
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1979.
Subjects:
To 1860
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique.
Vie des pionniers > États-Unis (Ouest)
Frontier and pioneer life.
Siedlung
West (U.S.) > History > 1848-1860.
West (U.S.) > History > To 1848.
West (United States) > History > 1848-1860.
West (United States) > History > To 1848.
West, The > History > To 1848.
West, The > History > 1848-1860.
États-Unis (Ouest) > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1848.
États-Unis (Ouest) > Histoire > 1848-1860.
West United States.
United States > History > 1783-1865.
United States > Migration, Internal.
USA > Weststaaten
Overland journeys to the Pacific
West (U.S.) > History > 1848-1860
West (U.S.) > History > To 1848
History.
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Call Number: F 593 .U67 1979
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