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Trails to Utah and the Pacific: Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869
features 49 diaries of pioneers who traveled westward across America to Utah, Montana, and the Pacific between 1847 and the meeting of the rails in 1869. Maps, photos, and published trail guides are included. Essays focus on the California Trail, the Mormon trail experience, trail guides, and maps and their use by overlanders. (Library of Congress)
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Interesting Fact:
Emigrant guidebooks had their genesis in personal diary accounts of the trek west that were later printed, and in letters written to eastern homes and newspapers. Newspapers, in fact, were a primary source of advertisement for published trail guides. It is clear that many early travelers assumed that others would be interested in their personal experiences. |
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