Wonderland; or, Twelve weeks in and out of the United States.
Brief account of a trip across the continent--short run into Mexico--ride to the Yosemite Valley--steamer voyage to Alaska, the land of glaciers--visit to the Great Shoshone Falls and a stage ride through the Yellowstone national park.
By Edward S. Parkinson.

Description

Main Author

Parkinson, Edward S.

Language(s)

English

Published

Trenton, N.J., MacCrellish & Quigley, printers, 1894.

Subjects

Alaska > Alaska / Description and travel.
California.
West (U.S.) > West (U.S.) / Description and travel.

Summary

Edward S. Parkinson was a New Jersey newspaperman who traveled to California and Alaska in 1892. Wonderland, or Twelve weeks in and out of the United States (1894) is his account of that three-month adventure: a rail trip from New Jersey to California with side trips to Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Highlights include visits to the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite, Portland and Shoshone; with a chapter on California resort hotels.

Note

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Physical Description

259 p. front., illus. 20 cm.

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