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Across the Continent - A Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons and the Pacific States

Samuel Bowles

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Description:Samuel Bowles, editor of the Springfield Republican newspaper, accompanied Speaker of the House of Representatives Schuyler Colfax on this trans-continental trip in 1865. The pair travelled by rail from Springfield to Atchison, then by stagecoach through Oregon and Washington to Placerville, California, the easternmost reach of the new Pacific railroad, and then again by rail on to San Francisco. They returned via ship to Panama, across the Isthmus by rail, and home by sea. This early travelogue is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains details of Samuel Bowles s travels through North America and his experiences along the way. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone with an interest in the history of America.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Across the Continent - A Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons and the Pacific States. To get started finding Across the Continent - A Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons and the Pacific States, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 474

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Campbell Press

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1447496353

Description: Samuel Bowles, editor of the Springfield Republican newspaper, accompanied Speaker of the House of Representatives Schuyler Colfax on this trans-continental trip in 1865. The pair travelled by rail from Springfield to Atchison, then by stagecoach through Oregon and Washington to Placerville, California, the easternmost reach of the new Pacific railroad, and then again by rail on to San Francisco. They returned via ship to Panama, across the Isthmus by rail, and home by sea. This early travelogue is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains details of Samuel Bowles s travels through North America and his experiences along the way. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone with an interest in the history of America.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Across the Continent - A Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons and the Pacific States. To get started finding Across the Continent - A Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons and the Pacific States, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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