History and Travels (Classic Reprint): Of a Wanderer in Many States and Places of Interest in This Fair Land of Ours - Couverture souple

Amanda E. Miller Bates

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331492343 ISBN 13 : 9781331492344

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Embark on a vivid 19th‑century journey across the American West through one traveler’s eyes. This compelling memoir follows a woman’s path from Illinois to California, with stops along rail lines, mining towns, and growing communities. Rich in detail and personal voice, it blends travelogue with historical glimpses that bring distant places to life.

The narrative frames travel as both an adventure and a record of people, places, and everyday moments. From crowded depots and rustic inns to gold mines and hillside vistas, the book captures mood, climate, and the practical realities of long journeys. Readers meet relatives, locals, and fellow travelers while observing landscapes, customs, and the turning points of a nation in motion.

- Follow a bold journey from the Midwest to California in the era of railroad expansion and gold fever.
- Experience travelogue scenes filled with real-world details, from inns and stages to mining towns and scenic viewpoints.
- Encounter family connections, friendships, and moments of humor, doubt, and resilience on the road.
- Get a window into late‑1800s American life, geography, and the everyday stakes of long-distance travel.

Ideal for readers of historical travel memoirs and those who enjoy vivid firsthand glimpses of the American West in the late 19th century.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

She had sailed on a steamer from New York harbor by way of Cape Horn. My other aunt went to California in 1849, over the plains in wagon. I was soon in the Humbolt region. I saw where the river rose from springs, rode by the river for miles, then saw where it sinks into the earth. This place is called the Sink of the Humbolt. Near it are the Humbolt Mountains. At this sink many weary emigrants have labored hard and long to get through. It is a mire. I wondered how my aunt Nancy Jackson had traversed the plain with two small children, to her home in the far West. She made this journey before my birth. She reached California in Novem ber, 1849. My uncle Ben Jackson, a cousin of Stonewall is captain of the California Pioneers or 49ers as they are called. They lived in Peoria county, I llinois. I saw the Maidens Grave, high on the mountain top, it seemed inaccessible to man or beast. The grave is marked with a wooden cross and is a landmark. The old emigrant road is in sight of the railroad for many miles. There are many things to interest the traveler enroute to California. I passed Julesburg, where so many emigrants had been murdered by I ndians, I mailed my second postal card to my mother at this place. One town I passed was a Prairie dog town. I saw hundreds of their dwellings. Their companions were owls and rattlesnakes. At the least noise these little dogs scamper about and run into thefr holes, head first while their tails stick out in open air. When one shoots at them, it is very hard, to hit them, they are so quick. Next I saw many Mormon settlements. I decided to visit the great city of Salt Lake on my way home. I saw where the Moun tain Meadow Massacre occurred, Indians were led on to do the bloody work by designing white men, Mormons by their religious creed.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331492343
• ISBN 13: 9781331492344
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 143
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