The California Trail--An Epic with Many Heroes

Book

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

The California Trail--An Epic with Many Heroes

Entry/Object ID

1995.3.1ooo

Description

Vol. 4 of The American Trails Series: "..the epic story of the main covered-wagon route to California which the Bartleson Party attempted (but failed) to open in 1841" and the western migration which began successfully by 1844.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

1995.3

Source or Donor

Doud, Jess

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Covered wagons, Gold, Pack trains

Search Terms

Chiles, William, Clyman, James, Graves family, Greenwood, Caleb, Greenwood, John, Harbin, Matthew, Hudson, David, Kelsey family, Keseberg, Lewis, Hopper, Charles, Trubody, William A., Yount, George Calvert, Walker, Joseph, California Trail, Emigrant parties, Overland routes, Overland Trail, Bartleson-Bidwell Party, Bear Flag Rebellion, Chiles Valley, Chiles' Route, Chiles-Walker party, Great Emigration, The, Mexican American War, Indians of California

Book Details

Author

George R. Stewart

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

1841 - 1859

Call No.

979.4 Ste

Notes

Date: 1962 Copy No.: 1 Spine Label: 979.4 Ste

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Baldridge, William

Person or Organization

Belden, Josiah

Person or Organization

Boggs, Lilburn W.

Person or Organization

Chiles, Joseph

Person or Organization

Chiles, J. B.

Person or Organization

Chiles, William

Person or Organization

Clyman, James

Person or Organization

Graves family

Person or Organization

Greenwood, Caleb

Person or Organization

Greenwood, John

Person or Organization

Harbin, Matthew

Person or Organization

Hudson, David

Person or Organization

Kelsey family

Person or Organization

Keseberg, Lewis

Person or Organization

Hopper, Charles

Person or Organization

Trubody, William A.

Person or Organization

Harold Halterman

Person or Organization

Walker, Joseph

Create Date

June 2, 2012

Update Date

July 9, 2026