Name/Title
Great Platte River Road, TheEntry/Object ID
L9999.999.1027Description
The Great Platte River Road: the Covered Wagon Mainline via Fort Kearny to Fort Laramie was the grand corridor of America's expansion. The Trapper's Trail, the Oregon Trail, the Council Bluffs Road, the California Road, the Pony Express route and the military road from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Lamarie-all converged in the broad valley of the Platte. This was the transcontinental route of the migration of 1841-1866, one of the epic adventures of American history. A chronology, original maps, photographs, the most thorough compendium of overland journals published to date are valuable aids to the reader
583/Softbound/Illustrations/Photographs/MapsLexicon
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WesternsSearch Terms
19th Century American West, North Platte River Valley--Description and travel, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Frontier and pioneer life, Oregon Trail, Trails, California Trail, Mormon Trail, Trail Maps, Expansion, Indian Interaction, Western MigrationBook Details
Author
Mattes, MerrillPlace Published
City
LincolnState/Province
NebraskaDate Published
1969Call No.
Western MAISBN
0-8032-8153-6LCCN
87-10844Notes
Copy No.: 5Condition
Overall Condition
Excellent