Legendary Truths Peter Lassen And His Gold Rush Trail In Fact And Fable
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Legendary Truths Peter Lassen And His Gold Rush Trail In Fact And Fable
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Author : Ken Johnston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-09-01
Legendary Truths Peter Lassen And His Gold Rush Trail In Fact And Fable written by Ken Johnston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with History categories.
Reading the history of California and the gold rush, one continually encounters historic discrepancies and contradictions, especially about the character and ability of Peter Lassen, a prominent California pioneer for whom the Lassen Trail, Lassen Peak, and Lassen Volcanic National Park were named. While prominent pioneers and military officers sought his company, advice, and guidance, others, including some disillusioned, trail-worn Argonauts and even some historians, denounced him and his achievements. Working as a Park Ranger and historian at Lassen National Park, Ken Johnston's curiosity was piqued and continued through twenty years of research that has led to this fascinating account of the life and legacy of Peter Lassen. This is the result of "deep" research well presented. Readers will be bound to consider the overwhelming evidence and draw conclusions totally vindicating Peter Lassen.-Patricia and Dr. Jack Fletcher, authors of Cherokee Trail Diaries. It has been almost fifty years since anyone published a credible biography of Peter Lassen, one of the West's most interesting pathfinders and characters. Johnston's reevaluation of the legends, myths, misunderstandings, and outright lies about the not-so-wily Dane is a worthy contribution to our understanding of the opening of America's overland trails and the conquest of California.-Will Bagley, author of So Rugged And Mountainous Ken Johnston has succeeded in finding many different extracts from the old-timers' records and diaries...together these most important passages give us a magnificent portrait of Peter Lassen and his contemporaries...I read it like I would read a thriller. It is a book not only for history buffs-it appeals to everyone who might have just the slightest interest in the old days. -Rene Weybye Lassen, Denmark, four times removed great grandnephew of Peter Lassen author of Uncle Peter
Legendary Truths
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Author : Ken Johnston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-09
Legendary Truths written by Ken Johnston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09 with categories.
The author compares records of Peter Lassen's pioneering efforts in Oregon and California. He shows discrepancies in historic accounts and the likely reasons for them giving us a fascinating look at how not all "history" may be accurate.
Forty Niner The Extraordinary Gold Rush Odyssey Of Joseph Goldsborough Bruff American Grit
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Author : Ken Lizzio
language : en
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Release Date : 2017-05-09
Forty Niner The Extraordinary Gold Rush Odyssey Of Joseph Goldsborough Bruff American Grit written by Ken Lizzio and has been published by The Countryman Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-09 with History categories.
Experience the majesty and terror of the Gold Rush firsthand While the seminal California Gold Rush of 1849 produced numerous firsthand diaries and accounts, Joseph Goldsborough Bruff’s—widely regarded as the best and most accurate—provides the basis of this narrative reimagining of a quintessential American legend. Ken Lizzio traces the pioneer’s thrilling adventure from the first rumors of gold, through his crossing of the frontier, all the way to his incredible survival and escape to a prosperous life back east. This is the first book to create a narrative of Bruff’s journey from his meticulously written and preserved diary. And with more than fifty of Bruff’s original pencil sketches and paintings, Forty-Niner provides a new, immersive vision of one of America’s most fabled eras. The American Grit series brings you true tales of endurance, survival, and ingenuity from the annals of American history. These books focus on the trials of remarkable individuals with an emphasis on rich primary source material and artwork.
The Great Medicine Road Part 4
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Author : Michael L. Tate
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2020-05-07
The Great Medicine Road Part 4 written by Michael L. Tate and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-07 with History categories.
Between 1841 and 1866, more than a half-million people followed trails to Oregon, California, and Utah in one of the largest mass migrations in American history. The Great Medicine Road, Part 4 collects the letters, diaries, and reminiscences of some of the emigrants who made this journey between 1856 and 1869, as a second generation of miners, farmers, town builders, and religious believers turned their adventurous eyes westward in search of new beginnings. Here, in their own words, are the experiences of young men hoping to make their fortunes in mining operations that had sprung up as the gold rush wore down, in California but also now in the silver mines of Nevada’s Comstock Lode and the recently discovered gold mines of Colorado’s Denver and Pike’s Peak regions. Here also are families and farmers looking for land in the fertile Willamette Valley of Oregon, or joining the Mormon community in Utah. And here are the stories of intrepid sojourners traveling with—or without—military escorts as the Civil War, conflicts with Indians, and the Mormon stand against the U.S. government altered the circumstances of westward traffic. These documents, with an introduction and editorial notes written by historian Michael L. Tate to provide context and commentary, comprise the fourth and final installment in a documentary history of the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails. They give a living voice to the history of the American experience at a time of westward expansion and profound, unprecedented change.
Settlers Of The American West
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Author : Mary Ellen Snodgrass
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-02-28
Settlers Of The American West written by Mary Ellen Snodgrass and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-28 with History categories.
Depictions of the American west in literature, art and film perpetuate romantic stereotypes of the pioneers--the gold-crazed '49er, the intrepid sodbuster. While ennobling the woodsman, the farmwife and the lawman, this tunnel vision of American history has shortchanged the whaler, the assayer, the innkeeper and the inventor. The westward advance of the trailblazers created demand for a gamut of unsung adventurers--surveyors, financiers, politicians, surgeons, entertainers, grocers and midwives--who built communities and businesses in the wilderness amid clashes with Indians, epidemics, floods, droughts and outlawry. Chronicling the worthy deeds, ethnicities, languages and lifestyles of ordinary people who survived a stirring period in American history, this book provides biographical information for hundreds of individual pioneers on the North American frontier, from the Mississippi River Valley as far west as Alaska. Appendices list pioneers by state or country of departure, destination, ethnicity, religion and occupation. A chronology of pioneer achievements places them in perspective.
The Nobles Emigrant Trail
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Author : Ken Johnston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-08
The Nobles Emigrant Trail written by Ken Johnston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08 with History categories.
William Nobles pioneered the Nobles Trail in 1851 providing a shortcut between the Applegate Trail in Nevada and the last section of the Lassen Trail in California. This books provides both the history of the trail and a guide to driving it today.
Stories Of The Humboldt Wagon Road
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Author : Andy Mark
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2020-10-12
Stories Of The Humboldt Wagon Road written by Andy Mark and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-12 with History categories.
Before the completion of the transcontinental railroad, there was the Chico and Humboldt Wagon Road, meant to connect California with the burgeoning mining industries of Nevada and Idaho. The ambitious plan to make Chico a major Northern California transportation hub was spearheaded by John Bidwell and began in earnest in 1864. The road opened new areas to mining and logging and provided opportunities for less scrupulous characters. Stagecoach robberies, murders and shootouts were just some of the misfortunes that occurred on the road, along with the dangers nature provided--snowstorms, perilous terrain and grizzly bears. Author Andy Mark offers a glimpse of what it was like for nineteenth-century travelers and settlers on the route of the Humboldt Wagon Road.
John A Snowshoe Thompson
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Author : Frank Tortorich
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-09-01
John A Snowshoe Thompson written by Frank Tortorich and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
John A. Thompson was born Norway in 1827. His family emigrated to the U.S. just ten years later and by 1851 John was a young man, ready to try his luck in the gold fields of California. While he undoubtedly brought enthusiasm and determination with him to his new home, he also brought with him something the people of that region had never seen before: skis! Unfamiliar with the long thin strips of wood he strapped to his feet, people called them "snow-shoes" and Thompson acquired a nickname. Of the many interests he pursued in the years that followed-as a farmer, rancher, guide, trader, Indian agent and politician-the thing Thompson is remembered most for was his service as a dependable mail carrier, who made record time traversing the Sierra Nevada on those "snow-shoes," carrying the winter mail and keeping the lines of communication open for those who lived in the region. This is his story. Frank Tortorich captures the fortitude and stamina of this legendary Norwegian American whose strength and perseverance serve as a role model for today's youth."Snowshoe" and the historic town of Genoa are grateful!-Sue Knight, Friends of Snowshoe Thompson The author's knowledge and understanding of the Sierra emigration era serves as a background for what he has been able to express in this book. Tusen takk!-Nina MacLeod Caveat Lector (let the reader beware). Frank Tortorich's gripping account of the legendary life, legacy, and accomplishments of John "Snowshoe" Thompson is most captivating, and his excitement, enthusiasm, and interest in California pioneers and Gold Rush history are contagious. Ken Johnston, author of Legendary Truths, Peter Lassen and His Gold Rush Trail in Fact and Fable.
Rejsen Til Amerika
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Author : Ole Sønnichsen
language : da
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
Release Date : 2020-02-25
Rejsen Til Amerika written by Ole Sønnichsen and has been published by Lindhardt og Ringhof this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-25 with Literary Collections categories.
Mellem 1850 og 1920 udvandrede omkring 350.000 danskere - godt 10 procent af den daværende befolkning - til Amerika for at begynde et nyt liv. Nogle drømte om en ny begyndelse med frihed, rigdom og lykke. Andre flygtede fra ulykkelige begivenheder eller en fortid med kriminalitet. Og andre igen håbede på, at de kunne føre en religiøs levevis, der ikke var plads til i Danmark. REJSEN TIL AMERIKA er udvandrernes historie; en fortælling om store forventninger, hårdt slid, stædighed, falske forhåbninger og - for nogles vedkommende - opfyldelsen af den amerikanske drøm.. Det er en dokumentarisk fortælling stykket sammen af breve, dagbøger, erindringer, artikler, illustrationer, fotos og anden research i USA, Tyskland, England og Danmark. REJSEN TIL AMERIKA udkom første gang som et tobindsværk i 2013 og 2015. Denne version er en sammeskrevet version af de to bind. Dengang skrev anmelderne bl.a: "Et uvurderligt bidrag til den del af dansk historie, der udspiller sig oversøisk." Information "Bevægende." Politiken (fem hjerter) "Mage til vilde skæbner skal man lede længe efter." Weekendavisen "Smukt og fængslende." Fyens Stiftstidende
Short Studies On Great Subjects
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Author : James Anthony Froude
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
Short Studies On Great Subjects written by James Anthony Froude and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with categories.