An overland journey from New York to San Francisco in the summer of 1859
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1999
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An Overland Journey from New York to San Francisco in the Summer of 1859": In the spring of 1859 Horace Greeley, celebrated editor of the "New-York Tribune", set off to explore the projected central route for a great transcontinental railroad line connecting the Mississippi Valley and the West Coast. Greeley traveled to California, primarily by stagecoach, and sent back a series of letters describing the scenery and human endeavor he encountered. He dismissed the plains as a region of 'sterility and thirst'. Of the new gold fields near Denver he predicted that they were only a modest representation of the rich veins that ran throughout the Rockies. He understood too that it would be those who mined the miners, rather than those who dug for gold, who would reap financial rewards.An inveterate reporter, Greeley commented on everything he saw, from prairie dogs to Mormons to the scenic wonders of the Yosemite valley. He was tireless in recounting economic possibilities for farmers, miners, ranchers, and merchants, ultimately concluding that much of the West was a vast, untapped resource waiting for courageous pioneers and innovative settlers. Introducing this Bison Books edition is Jo Ann Manfra, a professor of American history at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. -- Provided by publisher.
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États-Unis (Ouest) -- Descriptions et voyages
États-Unis (Ouest) -- Histoire -- 1848-1860
Greeley, Horace
Greeley, Horace, -- 1811-1872
Greeley, Horace, -- 1811-1872 -- Travel -- West (U.S.)
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History & Archaeology
HISTORY -- State & Local
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Regions & Countries - Americas
Stagecoach lines
State & Local
Travel
United States Local History
Utah -- Description and travel
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860
West United States
Young, Brigham
Young, Brigham, -- 1801-1877
Descriptions et voyages
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États-Unis (Ouest) -- Descriptions et voyages
États-Unis (Ouest) -- Histoire -- 1848-1860
Greeley, Horace
Greeley, Horace, -- 1811-1872
Greeley, Horace, -- 1811-1872 -- Travel -- West (U.S.)
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History
History & Archaeology
HISTORY -- State & Local
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Regions & Countries - Americas
Stagecoach lines
State & Local
Travel
United States Local History
Utah -- Description and travel
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860
West United States
Young, Brigham
Young, Brigham, -- 1801-1877
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History & Archaeology
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United States Local History
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An overland journey from New York to San Francisco in the summer of 1859
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An overland journey from New York to San Francisco in the summer of 1859 / Horace Greeley ; edited, and with notes and an introduction, by Charles T. Duncan
An overland journey from New York to San Francisco in the summer of 1859 / by Horace Greeley ; introduction to the Bison Books edition by Jo Ann Manfra
An overland journey, [microform] : from New York to San Francisco, in the summer of 1859 Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872.
An overland journey from New York to San Francisco in the summer of 1859 / by Horace Greeley ; introduction to the Bison Books edition by Jo Ann Manfra
An overland journey, [microform] : from New York to San Francisco, in the summer of 1859 Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872.
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Descriptions et voyages
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History
History & Archaeology
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Regions & Countries - Americas
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Travel
United States Local History
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique
Young, Brigham
Descriptions et voyages
Greeley, Horace
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History
History & Archaeology
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Regions & Countries - Americas
Stagecoach lines
State & Local
Travel
United States Local History
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique
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