Twice Across the Plains 1849 & 1856. Chronicle of the author's two trips across the plains to California. Born in 1839 in Warren County, Missouri, Pleasants came to California in 1849 with his father and brother settling in Solano County in northern California. In 1856 Pleasants father sent him back to Missouri via Panama to bring the rest of the family back to California, starting at Big Creek in Johnson County, MO on May 6, 1856.
72/Hardbound/Illustrations
Collection
Morris Werner
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
California, Wagon Train, Cheyenne Indian warriors, Buffalo, Humboldt Desert, Diary, Trails, California Trail, Gold Rush
