This work by Randolph B. Marcy (1812 87), who retired from the US
Army as a brigadier general in 1881, was first published in 1859.
Reissued here is the 1863 edition, edited with notes by the British
explorer Sir Richard Burton (1821 90). The subtitle of the original
edition describes it as A Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions, with
Maps, Illustrations, and Itineraries of the Principal Routes
between the Mississippi and the Pacific, and it was hugely
influential, as an official US Government publication, in
encouraging the great overland migrations which took European
settlers to the American west. The book, based on Marcy's own
experience of western travel, covers the routes to Oregon and
California, the equipment needed, the treatment of animals, and the
possibility of encounters with Native American tribes. This is a
fascinating account of the practical steps necessary to enable
emigrants to be self-reliant and to survive."
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