Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Vol. 21, Wyeth's Oregon, Townsend's Journey Rocky Mountains
Entry/Object ID
L1993.1.54U
Description
Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Vol. 21 Wyeth's Oregon, or a Short History of a Long Journey, 1832; Townsend's Narrative of a Journey across to the Rocky Mountains, 1834.
(1) John B. Wyeth's narrative regarding "Oregon--a Short History of a Long Journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Region of the Pacific, by Land; drawn up from the notes and oral information of one of the party who left Mr. Nathaniel J. Wyeth, July 28, 1832, four days' march beyond the Ridge of the Rocky Mountains, and the only one who has returned to New England.
(2) John K. Townsend was a Philadelphia physician who accompanied Wyeth's second expedition with his friend Tom Nutall. Townsend obtained commission from the American Philosophy Society and Academy of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia to study birds on their behalf.
369 Pages/Hardbound/ Illustrations.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Wyeth, John B., Townsend, John K., Western Migration, Diary, Expansion, Trails, Oregon-California Trail
