Plains Across Overland Emigrants and Trans-Mississippi West 1840-60
Entry/Object ID
L2000.28.8
Description
The Plains Across. The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi West, 1840-60. Classic In depth research study of the western migration of millions of pioneers by noted western historian John D. Unruh. Includes statistics and many famous illustrations by artists such as William Henry Jackson, J. Goldsborough Bruff, and others. Chapters are: Public Opinion, 1840-48; Public Opinion, 1849-60; Motivations & Beginnings; Emigrant Interaction; Emigrant-Indian Interaction; The Federal Government; Private Entrepreneurs, 1840-49; Private Entrepreneurs, 1849-1860; The Mormon "Halfway House"; West Coast Assistance; The Overlanders in Historical Perspective.
565/Hardbound/Illustrations/Maps/Photographs
