The Great Salt Lake trail
By Colonel Henry Inman ... and Colonel William F. Cody ...

Description

Main Author: Inman, Henry, 1837-1899.
Related Names: Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917, author.
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
Language(s): English
Published: New York, Macmillan Company, 1898.
Subjects: Roads > Roads / West (U.S.)
Indians of North America > Indians of North America / West (U.S.)
Frontier and pioneer life > Frontier and pioneer life / West (U.S.)
Trails > Trails / West (U.S.)
West (U.S.) > West (U.S.) / Description and travel.
Summary: A history of this historic avenue of Westward emigration, from the first explorations through the Indian Wars. Over this route the Mormons made their lonely migration to the Great Salt Lake Valley. Also there were expeditions by Fremont, Stansbury, Lander. A final chapter describes the building of the transcontinental railroad.
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Physical Description: xiii, 529 p. front. (2 port.) illus., plates, fold. map. 23 cm.
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