A cooper and farmer from Ontario, Canada, Washington Peck (1801-89)
spent decades traveling across the western frontier before finally
settling in Washington Territory. Peck's chronicle of his itinerant
life offers fresh insight into some of the less traveled emigrant
routes across the nineteenth-century West.
Peck left two wagon-train diaries--published here for the first
time--that log western routes not often recorded: an 1850-51 trip
to the California gold fields via the Platte River Road-Mormon
Trail, the Salt Lake-Los Angeles southern route, and the California
coastline; and a journey over the Santa Fe Trail in 1858,
continuing on the Beale Wagon Road along the 35th parallel. In the
course of their journeys, Peck and his wife Mercy witnessed many
important nineteenth-century events, including the Gold Rush, the
Mormon building of Salt Lake City, the Underground Railroad in
Illinois, the buildup in New Mexico to the Civil War, and the
admission to the Union of Washington State.
Through biographical commentary and explanatory annotation,
editor Susan M. Erb enriches our understanding of the diary
entries. Featuring numerous illustrations and maps, this book is
must reading for trail enthusiasts and provides valuable new
perspectives for western historians.
General
Imprint: |
Arthur H. Clark Co
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The American Trails Series |
Release date: |
August 2009 |
First published: |
October 2009 |
Editors: |
Susan M Erb
|
Authors: |
Washington Peck
|
Dimensions: |
241 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
300 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-87062-379-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
0-87062-379-6 |
Barcode: |
9780870623790 |
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