South Pass The Gateway To The West
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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
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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.
The Last Ride Of The Pony Express
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Author : Will Grant
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-06-06
The Last Ride Of The Pony Express written by Will Grant and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Spellbinding" (Douglas Preston) and "completely fascinating" (Elizabeth Letts), cowboy and journalist Will Grant takes us on an epic and authentic horseback journey into the modern West on an adventure of a lifetime. The Last Ride of the Pony Express boldly illuminates both our mythic fascination with the Pony Express, and how its spirit continues to this day. The Pony Express was a fast-horse frontier mail service that spanned the American West— the high, dry, and undeniably lonesome part of North America. While in operation during the 1860s, it carried letter mail on a blistering ten-day schedule between Missouri and San Francisco, running through a vast and mostly uninhabited wilderness. It covered a massive distance—akin to running horses between Madrid and Moscow— and to this day, the Pony Express is irrefutably the greatest display of American horsemanship to ever color the pages of a history book. Though the Pony Express has enjoyed a lot of traction over the years, among the authors that have attempted to encapsulate it, none have ever ridden it themselves. While most scholars would look for answers inside a library, Will Grant looks for his between the ears of a horse. Inspired by the likes of Mark Twain, Sir Richard Burton, and Horace Greeley, all of whom traveled throughout the developing West, Will Grant returned to his roots: he would ride the trail himself with his two horses, Chicken Fry and Badger, from one end to the other. Will Grant captures the spirit of the west in a way that few writers have. Along with rich encounters with the ranchers, farmers, historians, and businessmen who populate the trail, his exploits on horseback offer an intimate portrait of how the West has evolved from the rough and tumble 19th century to the present, and it’s written with such intimacy that you’ll feel as though you’re riding right alongside of him. Along the way, he fights off wild mustangs wanting to steal his horses in Utah, camps with Peruvian sheepherders in the mountains, and even spends three days riding under the Top Gun aviator school in Nevada, which are just a handful of extraordinary tales Will Grant unveils as he makes his way across the treacherous and, at times, thrilling landscape of the known and unknown American West. The Last Ride of the Pony Express is a uniquely tenacious tale of adventure by a native son of the West who defies most modern conveniences to compass some two thousand miles on horseback. The result is an unforgettable narrative that will forever change how you see the West, the Pony Express, and America as a whole.
The Carriage Journal
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Author : Jill Ryder
language : en
Publisher: Carriage Assoc. of America
Release Date : 1991-09-01
The Carriage Journal written by Jill Ryder and has been published by Carriage Assoc. of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-09-01 with History categories.
The Coaching· Club, Aiken to Yemassee . Mernories, Mostly Horsy .. 1991 C.A.A. Annual Conference . Trans-Mississippi Transport . Part 1. Western Trails and Wagon Roads .. 1991 Devon Horse Show Pleasure Marathon .. 'Tu rnou t-c-Croorns and Passengers . Original Hungarian Carriages in Las Vegas . How to Clean a Carriage Properly . Bits and Bearing Reins . Together Agai11 .. The Tilbu ry . The Development of Solid Rubber Tires . How to Make Oval Gridiron Steps . Sixteen Practical Hints to Carriage-Makers . Stains on Varnished Paints , .. Pony Phaetons . The Carriage , f'rade . The 1991 Royal Windsor Horse Show , .. Book Review ..
Statistics Of Land Grant Colleges And Universities
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Author : United States. Office of Education
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
Statistics Of Land Grant Colleges And Universities written by United States. Office of Education and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Agricultural colleges categories.
Bulletin Bureau Of Education
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Author : United States. Bureau of Education
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
Bulletin Bureau Of Education written by United States. Bureau of Education and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Education categories.
Bulletin
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Author : United States. Office of Education
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
Bulletin written by United States. Office of Education and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Education categories.
March To South Pass
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Author : William Buel Franklin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
March To South Pass written by William Buel Franklin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Kearny Expedition categories.
John Charles Fremont
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Author : Andrew F. Rolle
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 1999-03-01
John Charles Fremont written by Andrew F. Rolle 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 1999-03-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As an explorer, John Charles Frémont led five expeditions into the American West--two of them disastrous. He was also one of California’s first two senators (1850), America’s first Republican candidate for president (1856), a Civil War general, and the territorial governor of Arizona (1878-83). But his life was one of rash and rebellious conduct against authority. During the Mexican War he claimed to be the military governor of California, which resulted in a court-martial in 1848. At the outbreak of the Civil War he reentered the army as one of four major generals, outranking even Ulysses S. Grant. However, when he antagonized President Abraham Lincoln by issuing his own emancipation proclamation in advance of the president’s, Lincoln relieved him of command. In this comprehensive biography, Andrew Rolle carefully examines the historical record with a psychobiographical approach that explores and explains the many irrationalities of Frémont’s character.
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.