Download or read book The Overland Trail to California in 1852 written by Herbert Eaton and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surviving the Oregon Trail 1852 written by Weldon Willis Rau and published by Washington State University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With numbers swelled by Oregon-bound settlers as well as hordes of gold-seekers destined for California, the 1852 overland migration was the largest on record in a year taking a terrible toll in lives mainly due to deadly cholera. Included here are firsthand accounts of this fateful year, including the words and thoughts of a young married couple, Mary Ann and Willis Boatman, released for the first time in book-length form. In its immediacy, Surviving the Oregon Trail, 1852 opens a window to the travails of the overland journeyers--their stark camps, treacherous river fordings, and dishonest countrymen; the shimmering plains and mountain vastnesses; trepidation at crossing ancient Indian lands; and the dark angel of death hovering over the wagon columns. But also found here are acts of valor, compassion, and kindness, and the hope for a new life in a new land at the end of the trail.
Download or read book The California Gold Rush Overland Diary of Byron N McKinstry 1850 1852 written by Byron Nathan McKinstry and published by Arthur H. Clark Company. This book was released on 1975 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surviving the Oregon Trail 1852 written by Weldon W. Rau and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1852 overland migration was the largest on record, with numbers swelled by Oregon-bound settlers as well as hordes of gold-seekers destined for California. It also was a year in which cholera took a terrible toll in lives. Included here are firsthand accounts of this fateful year, including the words and thoughts of a young married couple, Mary Ann and Willis Boatman.
Download or read book In the Early Days Along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory in 1852 written by Gilbert L. Cole and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Journal of a trip that began in Monroe, Michigan in March of 1852, with a caravan of twenty-four men, one woman, forty-four head of horses and mules, and eight wagons all going to the newly found gold fields in California. The entire trip to Hangtown, California, covered 2,542 miles, and was five months lacking six days in making it. The time spent crossing Nebraska Territory was especially impressive to the 25 adults, for its land, beautiful scenery, animal wildlife" ... --Dealer's catalog.
Download or read book Covered Wagon Women Volume 4 written by Kenneth L. Holmes and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1852 a record number of women helped keep the wagons rolling over the perilous western trails. The fourth volume of Covered Wagon Women is devoted to families headed for California that year. Diaries and letters of six pioneer women describe the rigors en route, trailside celebrations and tragedies, the scourge of cholera, and encounters with the Indians.
Download or read book The Gold Seekers of 49 written by Kimball Webster and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Overland Journey to California in 1852 written by Richard Owen Hickman and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Overland Journey to California in 1852 written by Richard Owen Hickman and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hickman left Independence, Missouri, on 5 May 1852, and arrived in Nevada City, California, on 17 August 1852. He was in a small wagon train of about 32 people. In a series of letters to his mother, he described the incidents of daily life on the trail and gave details of the route.
Download or read book With Golden Visions Bright Before Them written by Will Bagley and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the mid-nineteenth century, a quarter of a million travelers—men, women, and children—followed the “road across the plains” to gold rush California. This magnificent chronicle—the second installment of Will Bagley’s sweeping Overland West series—captures the danger, excitement, and heartbreak of America’s first great rush for riches and its enduring consequences. With narrative scope and detail unmatched by earlier histories, With Golden Visions Bright Before Them retells this classic American saga through the voices of the people whose eyewitness testimonies vividly evoke the most dramatic era of westward migration. Traditional histories of the overland roads paint the gold rush migration as a heroic epic of progress that opened new lands and a continental treasure house for the advancement of civilization. Yet, according to Bagley, the transformation of the American West during this period is more complex and contentious than legend pretends. The gold rush epoch witnessed untold suffering and sacrifice, and the trails and their trials were enough to make many people turn back. For America’s Native peoples, the effect of the massive migration was no less than ruinous. The impact that tens of thousands of intruders had on Native peoples and their homelands is at the center of this story, not on its margins. Beautifully written and richly illustrated with photographs and maps, With Golden Visions Bright Before Them continues the saga that began with Bagley’s highly acclaimed, award-winning So Rugged and Mountainous: Blazing the Trails to Oregon and California, 1812–1848, hailed by critics as a classic of western history.
Download or read book The Santa Fe Trail to California 1849 1852 written by H M T Powell and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gripping work of historical fiction, Douglas S. Watson and H.M.T. Powell bring to life the experiences of a group of pioneers as they travel the Santa Fe Trail to California. With vivid descriptions and memorable characters, this novel is sure to captivate readers. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Covered Wagon Women written by Kenneth L. Holmes and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Across the Plains to California in 1852 written by Lodisa Frizzell and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Overland to the Gold Fields of California in 1852 written by John Hawkins Clark and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Here You Have My Story written by Richard E. Jensen and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here You Have My Story vividly describes life on the early Plains in the words of those who came to settle in the rugged region. Originally published by the Nebraska State Historical Society between 1885 and 1919, these stories provide surprisingly accurate recollections of events and life on the Great Plains, with a focus on Nebraska. Many are filled with interactions with Native Americans, from Samuel Allis’s experiences as a missionary to the Pawnees, to Henry Fontenelle’s history of the Omaha Indians, to an account of the Powder River Expedition. Early freighters and cattle drovers share their personal experiences, including the dangers and difficulties of travel, and Nebraska’s state-builders describe the early days of Omaha and the construction of the first state capitol building in Lincoln. Here You Have My Story, edited by Richard E. Jensen, brings to life the struggles and triumphs of early Plains settlement and a time when Nebraska was young.
Download or read book Travelers Guide Across the Plains Upon the Overland Route to California Reprinted from the 1852 Edition Introduction by Dale Morgan With a Facsimile Titlepage and with a Map written by Philip L. PLATT (and SLATER (Nelson)) and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Foster Family California Pioneers written by Anonymous and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating family history, readers follow the Foster family's journey from Missouri to California during the heady days of the Gold Rush. Through detailed accounts and personal letters, readers get an in-depth look at what life was like for one pioneering family as they traversed the westward frontier. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of California, the American West, and the families that helped shape this iconic region. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
