Author: William Newton Byers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Embracing a reliable description of the country, climate, streams, scenery, etc., different routes from the Mississippi River to the mines, the best camping places on each route, and a reliable map of the same, and valuable information as regards a complete outfit for the journey, containing narratives of trips to and from the gold region in the years 1858-59.
Hand Book to the Gold Fields of Nebraska and Kansas
Author: William Newton Byers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Embracing a reliable description of the country, climate, streams, scenery, etc., different routes from the Mississippi River to the mines, the best camping places on each route, and a reliable map of the same, and valuable information as regards a complete outfit for the journey, containing narratives of trips to and from the gold region in the years 1858-59.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Embracing a reliable description of the country, climate, streams, scenery, etc., different routes from the Mississippi River to the mines, the best camping places on each route, and a reliable map of the same, and valuable information as regards a complete outfit for the journey, containing narratives of trips to and from the gold region in the years 1858-59.
Handbook to the Gold Fields of Nebraska and Kansas
Author: William Newton Byers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gold mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gold mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hand Book to the Gold Fields of Nebraska and Kansas
Author: William Newton Byers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780598277145
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780598277145
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The Essential West
Author: Elliott West
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806188227
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Scholars and enthusiasts of western American history have praised Elliott West as a distinguished historian and an accomplished writer, and this book proves them right on both counts. Capitalizing on West’s wide array of interests, this collection of his essays touches on topics ranging from viruses and the telegraph to children, bison, and Larry McMurtry. Drawing from the past three centuries, West weaves the western story into that of the nation and the world beyond, from Kansas and Montana to Haiti, Africa, and the court of Louis XV. Divided into three sections, the volume begins with conquest. West is not the first historian to write about Lewis and Clark, but he is the first to contrast their expedition with Mungo Park’s contemporaneous journey in Africa. “The Lewis and Clark expedition,” West begins, “is one of the most overrated events in American history—and one of the most revealing.” The humor of this insightful essay is a chief characteristic of the whole book, which comprises ten chapters previously published in major journals and magazines—but revised for this edition—and four brand-new ones. West is well known for his writings about frontier family life, especially the experiences of children at work and play. Fans of his earlier books on these subjects will not be disappointed. In a final section, he looks at the West of myth and imagination, in part to show that our fantasies about the West are worth studying precisely because they have been so at odds with the real West. In essays on buffalo, Jesse James and the McMurtry novel Lonesome Dove, West directs his formidable powers to subjects that continue to shape our understanding—and often our misunderstanding—of the American West, past and present.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806188227
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Scholars and enthusiasts of western American history have praised Elliott West as a distinguished historian and an accomplished writer, and this book proves them right on both counts. Capitalizing on West’s wide array of interests, this collection of his essays touches on topics ranging from viruses and the telegraph to children, bison, and Larry McMurtry. Drawing from the past three centuries, West weaves the western story into that of the nation and the world beyond, from Kansas and Montana to Haiti, Africa, and the court of Louis XV. Divided into three sections, the volume begins with conquest. West is not the first historian to write about Lewis and Clark, but he is the first to contrast their expedition with Mungo Park’s contemporaneous journey in Africa. “The Lewis and Clark expedition,” West begins, “is one of the most overrated events in American history—and one of the most revealing.” The humor of this insightful essay is a chief characteristic of the whole book, which comprises ten chapters previously published in major journals and magazines—but revised for this edition—and four brand-new ones. West is well known for his writings about frontier family life, especially the experiences of children at work and play. Fans of his earlier books on these subjects will not be disappointed. In a final section, he looks at the West of myth and imagination, in part to show that our fantasies about the West are worth studying precisely because they have been so at odds with the real West. In essays on buffalo, Jesse James and the McMurtry novel Lonesome Dove, West directs his formidable powers to subjects that continue to shape our understanding—and often our misunderstanding—of the American West, past and present.
The Trail of Gold and Silver
Author: Duane A. Smith
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1457109883
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
In The Trail of Gold and Silver, historian Duane A. Smith details Colorado's mining saga - a story that stretches from the beginning of the gold and silver mining rush in the mid-nineteenth century into the twenty-first century. Gold and silver mining laid the foundation for Colorado's economy, and 1859 marked the beginning of a fever for these precious metals. Mining changed the state and its people forever, affecting settlement, territorial status, statehood, publicity, development, investment, economy, jobs both in and outside the industry, transportation, tourism, advances in mining and smelting technology, and urbanization. Moreover, the first generation of Colorado mining brought a fascinating collection of people and a new era to the region. Written in a lively manner by one of Colorado's preeminent historians, this book honors the 2009 sesquicentennial of Colorado's gold rush. Smith's narrative will appeal to anybody with an interest in the state's fascinating mining history over the past 150 years.
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1457109883
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
In The Trail of Gold and Silver, historian Duane A. Smith details Colorado's mining saga - a story that stretches from the beginning of the gold and silver mining rush in the mid-nineteenth century into the twenty-first century. Gold and silver mining laid the foundation for Colorado's economy, and 1859 marked the beginning of a fever for these precious metals. Mining changed the state and its people forever, affecting settlement, territorial status, statehood, publicity, development, investment, economy, jobs both in and outside the industry, transportation, tourism, advances in mining and smelting technology, and urbanization. Moreover, the first generation of Colorado mining brought a fascinating collection of people and a new era to the region. Written in a lively manner by one of Colorado's preeminent historians, this book honors the 2009 sesquicentennial of Colorado's gold rush. Smith's narrative will appeal to anybody with an interest in the state's fascinating mining history over the past 150 years.
A Hand Book to the Gold Fields of Nebraska and Kansas
Author: William Newton Byers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gold mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gold mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The Far Southwest, 1846-1912
Author: Howard Roberts Lamar
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826322487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
A history of the Four Corners states during their formative territorial years. Newly revised edition.
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826322487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
A history of the Four Corners states during their formative territorial years. Newly revised edition.
Catalog of the Library of the Mercantile Library Association of San Francisco
Author: Mercantile Library Association (San Francisco, Calif.). Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Mercantile Library Association of San Francisco
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382507137
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382507137
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Catalogue of the Library
Author: Mercantile Library Association (San Francisco, Calif.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description