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Author : Will Bagley
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2014-05
South Pass written by Will Bagley 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 2014-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Wallace Stegner called South Pass “one of the most deceptive and impressive places in the West.” Nowhere can travelers cross the Rockies so easily as through this high, treeless valley in Wyoming immediately south of the Wind River Mountains. South Pass has received much attention in lore and memory but attracted no serious book-length study—until now. In this narrative, award-winning author Will Bagley explains the significance of South Pass to the nation’s history and to the development of the American West. Fur traders first saw South Pass in 1812. From the early 1840s until the completion of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads almost forty years later, emigrants on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails used South Pass in transforming the American West in a single generation. Bagley traces the peopling of the region by the earliest inhabitants and adventurers, including Indian peoples, trappers and fur traders, missionaries, and government-commissioned explorers. Later, California gold rushers, Latter-day Saints, and families seeking new lives went through this singular gap in the Rockies. Without South Pass, overland wagons beginning their journey far to the east along the Missouri River could not have reached their destinations in a single season, and western settlement might have been delayed for decades. The story of South Pass offers a rich history. The Overland Stage, Pony Express, and first transcontinental telegraph all came through the region. Nearly a century later, President Dwight D. Eisenhower designated South Pass as one of America’s first National Historic Landmarks. An American place so rich in historical significance, Bagley argues, deserves the best of historical preservation efforts.
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Author : Richard Braden
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2002-03
South Pass written by Richard Braden and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03 with Fiction categories.
In the entire Rocky Mountain intermountain region there is no place that was more traveled in the nineteenth century than the famed 'South Pass', a fortuitous spot along the American continental divide in west-central Wyoming. There people and animals could scurry like ants across the crest of the foreboding Rocky Mountains, and live to tell about it. It was as if the Creator, having surveyed His work in this part of the world, pressed a thumb into the landscape to provide a place for simple farmers, immigrants, and some ne'er-do-wells to pass through on their way to the promised land in the far west. It was on the west side of the South Pass that the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail, having existed side-by-side for over 1100 miles, now diverged. The Mormons and the California Forty-niners headed southwest as soon as they cleared the pass; the people bound for Oregon and Washington headed northwest at the same juncture.It was at this pass that a rockhound named Charley Grissom met the Cecil McGowan family, and all of their lives were changed forever.
South Pass The Gateway To The West
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Author : Murphy Booth
language : en
Publisher: Spc Books
Release Date : 2021-04-10
South Pass The Gateway To The West written by Murphy Booth and has been published by Spc Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-10 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Back in the 1800's it was impossible to get from Missouri over to California. Explorers tried for many years but it wasn't until they discovered South Pass that it became possible. South Pass was the only way to get from east to west in the mid 1800's. The pass contributed to other important historical developments such as the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, the Mormon Handcart Trail, and the United States was able to expand west. With the discovery of gold, South Pass City became the largest town in Wyoming for a short period of time and made history when Esther Hobart Morris became the United States' first female Justice of the Peace. In South Pass: The Gateway to the West we learn history can be made from such unexpected places.
South Pass 1868
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Author : James Chisholm
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1975-01-01
South Pass 1868 written by James Chisholm and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975-01-01 with History categories.
"James Chisholm was a staff writer For The Chicago Tribune sent to report on the gold strike made in the late 1860s at one of the great historical features of the continent?South Pass on the western trails. His journal, illustrated by himself, Is a graceful, observant narrative full of the real essence of frontier mining camp life."?Library Journal. "Chisholm had a lively sense of humor, An engaging frankness, and a fine eye for landscape. He was also a candid social critic."?Rocky Mountain News. "Lovers of the Old West will buy Chisholm's Journal and never part with it."?Pacific Historical Review. "If South Pass failed to produce gold in the paying quantities James Chisholm's miners thought it would, Chisholm himself produced finer, more lasting gold in his journal account of Wyoming's short-lived gold rush. His journal exudes the smell of sagebrush and scenic panoramas, Of torrential rain storms and night packing, Of being small in a big land, and of honest, earthy people who, In business-like fashion, went about the task of risking life, limb, health, and what small fortunes they had, To hit the big one. Chisholm sees with unpretentious eyes. His is an honest appraisal from a detached journalist, leavened with self-effacing humor. His prose is clean and clear. it can be read aloud and remembered."?Charles E. Rankin, editor of Montana the Magazine of Western History. Lola M. Homsher was director of the Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department.
South Pass City And The Sweetwater Mines
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Author : Jon Lane
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2012
South Pass City And The Sweetwater Mines written by Jon Lane and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
In 1868, the Sweetwater Mines gold rush swept civilization into wilderness. Prospectors and miners swarmed gulches and hilltops in hopes of locating a new El Dorado. South Pass City, Atlantic City, and Miners Delight became local centers of commerce, governance, and social life. Thousands of new residents bolstered the political push to create Wyoming Territory. Soon, many proclaimed the district a humbug and moved on. Those who remained established a fresh existence where potential abounded in every experience. Their efforts ensured that the mines would boom again. ?For the first time, a history of the Sweetwater Mines, from their establishment to the present, is told through photographs from both private and public collections. Many of these images have never been published before. Here, historical records are mingled with accurate oral tradition in a blend of images and information that provides a broad view of South Pass City and the Sweetwater Mines. Jon Lane and Susan Layman are employed at South Pass City State Historic Site, and are members of the Friends of South Pass. Along with their coworkers, neighbors, and boosters of local history, they work to preserve and interpret the story of the Sweetwater Mines for others to learn from and enjoy.
South Pass
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Author : Arthur Cobery
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
South Pass written by Arthur Cobery and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Frontier and pioneer life categories.
Oil And Gas Field Code Master List
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Oil And Gas Field Code Master List written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Gas reservoirs categories.
South Pass City
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Author : Tom Lindmier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-01-01
South Pass City written by Tom Lindmier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with South Pass City (Wyo.) categories.
An Incident At South Pass
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Author : Robert Peecher
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2023-05-10
An Incident At South Pass written by Robert Peecher and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-10 with categories.
Terror on the Emigrant Trail. In the vast wilderness of the early West, a tribunal must decide the fate of one member of their party. Was it murder or self-defense? Will it be banishment or a hanging. Halfway along the two-thousand mile journey of the Oregon Trail, as the Townes Party approaches the South Pass, they realize the trail holds obstacles beyond the steep cliff faces, the treacherous river crossings, and the miles without water. Obstacles they could have never predicted. An outfit of rough men are journeying back east, carrying with them their prizes to sell to Easterners. When they encounter the Townes Party bound for Oregon's green valleys, they may have found another prize or two. If the Townes Party is going to make it to Bridger's Fort and beyond, they'll first have to survive An Incident at South Pass. If you love traditional Westerns steeped in history and full of action, then saddle up your best riding horse and pack your wagon light. This trail goes on forever. But be sure to bring plenty of powder and shot, because you never know what dangers you'll encounter on the way through the South Pass. Grab your copy today!
Laws Of The United States Relating To The Improvement Of Rivers And Harbors From August 11 1790 To March 4 1907 1790 1889
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Author : United States
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1907
Laws Of The United States Relating To The Improvement Of Rivers And Harbors From August 11 1790 To March 4 1907 1790 1889 written by United States and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1907 with Waterways categories.