A route for the overland stage [[electronic resource] ] : James H. Simpson's 1859 trail across the Great Basin / / Jesse G. Petersen ; foreword by David L. Bigler

• Autore: Petersen Jesse G
• Pubblicazione: Logan, : Utah State University Press, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 917.904/4092; 917.9044092
• Soggetto topico: Great Basin; Great Basin - Discovery and exploration; Great Basin - Geography; History US; Scientific expeditions - Great Basin - History - 19th century; Simpson, J. H - Travel - Great Basin; Scientific expeditions - History - 19th century - Great Basin; Regions & Countries - Americas; History & Archaeology; United States Local History
• Soggetto geografico: Great Basin Surveys; Great Basin Discovery and exploration
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-239) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; The Journey Begins: Camp Floyd to Faust Creek; Faust Creek to Pleasant Valley; Pleasant Valley to Roberts Creek; Roberts Creek to Middlegate; Middlegate to Genoa; Genoa to Smith Creek Valley; Smith Creek Valley to Steptoe Valley; Steptoe Valley to Swasey Mountain; Swasey Mountain to Triple Peaks; Triple Peaks to Camp Floyd; After the Return; Appendix: Geographic Coordinates; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The 1859 exploration of the Great Basin by army topographical engineer James Simpson opened up one of the West's most important transportation and communication corridors, a vital link between the Pacific Coast and the rest of the nation. It became the route of the Pony Express and the Overland Mail and Stage, the line of the Pacific telegraph, a major wagon road for freighters and emigrants, and, later, the first transcontinental auto road, the Lincoln Highway, now Highway 50.No one has accurately tracked or mapped Simpson's original route, until now. Jesse Petersen shows in wo
• Titolo autorizzato: A route for the overland stage
• ISBN: 0-87421-694-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910213815603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II