Famous American Trails

Book

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Famous American Trails

Entry/Object ID

2009.3.35

Description

Famous American Trails contains stories and illustrations about eleven trails, as well as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which went across the United States. Most of these trails went west from the Mississippi River. Most trails or roads used by the white man were developed for specific purposes: commerce, mail, emigration stagecoach, moving cattle, etc. Illustrated with full-color reproductions of classic paintings by Remington, Russell, Bingham, and other famous American artists. This book is from the collection of Don Reynolds. 95/Hardbound/Illustrations/Maps

Collection

Don and Maudie Reynolds Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Cowboys, Maps, Exploration

Search Terms

Expansion, Trails, Trail Maps, Western Migration, Boston Post Road, National Pike Road, Cumberland Road, Wilderness Road, Natchez Trace, Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Pony Express Route, Chisholm Trail, Butterfield Overland Trail, Camino Real, Cattle Trails, Western Art

Book Details

Author

Grant, Bruce

Place Published

City

Chicago

State/Province

Illinois

Date Published

1971

Call No.

Western GR

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

George Caleb Bingham

Person or Organization

Charles M. Russell

Person or Organization

Frederic Remington

Person or Organization

Benjamin F. Reinhart