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The Pioneer Camp of the Saints
The official journal of the Brigham Young pioneer company is made available for the first time in this book. The arrival of Latter-day Saints in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake …
Custer, the Seventh Cavalry, and the Little Big Horn
Since the shocking news first broke in 1876 of the Seventh Cavalry's disastrous defeat at the Little Big Horn, fascination with the battle--and with Lieutenant George Armstrong …
Dale Morgan on the Mormons
Dale L. Morgan (1914-1971) remains one of the most respected historians of the American West--and his career, one of the least understood. Among today's scholars his reputation …
Buckeye in the Land of Gold
Lively, detailed and reflective, William Dennison Bickham's California Gold Rush letters and diary are among the finest writings about the California Gold Rush. His account …
Over the Santa Fe Trail to Mexico
One of the first Anglo-Americans to record their travels to New Mexico, Dr. Rowland Willard (1794-1884) journeyed west on the Santa Fe Trail in 1825 and then down the Camino Real …
Leonard J. Arrington
One of the foremost American historians of his generation, Leonard J. Arrington (1913-1999) revolutionized the writing of Mormon history. Through the publication of his …
The Great Medicine Road, Part 3
Guarding the Overland Trails
The Civil War left the western trails vulnerable and dangerous. Emigrants still streamed westward and demanded protection. The mail still had to be delivered, the telegraph …
News of the Plains and Rockies
GOLD SEEKERS, OTHER AREAS, 1860-1865Alexander C. Anderson, 1858, Hand book, Frazer's RiverR. M. Evans, 1860, Map of Washoe; map of route to CaliforniaJesse W. Fox, 1862, Gold …
The Great Medicine Road, Part 1
Between 1841 and 1866, more than 500,000 people followed trails to Oregon, California, and the Salt Lake Valley in one of the greatest mass migrations in American history. This …
The Journal of John Work
John Work was arguably the most proficient explorer of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Pacific Northwest. His journals are among the most important records of the fur trade in the …
Horace Plunkett in America
When Horace Plunkett left Britain for the American West in 1879, seeking relief for lung problems, he launched a ranching career in Wyoming that influenced the cattle industry and …