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Excerpt from Across the Continent: A Summer''s Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons, and the Pacific States, With Speaker Colfax
In the volume the Letters have been carefully revised, and some additions made. Accompanying them are also given, as part of the history Of this rare Summer''s Iourney, copious Extracts from the Speeches of Mr. Colfax at various points on the route; additional information concerning the Mormons; several valuable papers on Mines and Mining; a''full account of the route from Oregon through Idaho to Salt Lake City, with descriptions of the Mines and popu lation of Idaho, new and interesting facts as to the Yosemite and the Big Trees, and the Agriculture Of California, - altogether nearly 100 pages Of very wajuable Supplementary Papers.
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In the volume the Letters have been carefully revised, and some additions made. Accompanying them are also given, as part of the history Of this rare Summer''s Iourney, copious Extracts from the Speeches of Mr. Colfax at various points on the route; additional information concerning the Mormons; several valuable papers on Mines and Mining; a''full account of the route from Oregon through Idaho to Salt Lake City, with descriptions of the Mines and popu lation of Idaho, new and interesting facts as to the Yosemite and the Big Trees, and the Agriculture Of California, - altogether nearly 100 pages Of very wajuable Supplementary Papers.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Samuel Bowles
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265985373
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm
Page Count - 502
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Samuel Bowles
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330207048
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm
Page Count - 504
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