Author: GREELEY, HORACE (EDITED BY CHARLES T. DUNCAN)
Title: An Overland Journey from New York to San Francisco, Ith the Summer of 1859
Description: 0. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Good only dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks an spots of toning, including toning to the whole spine. "In 1859, Greeley traveled across the continent to see the West for himself, to write about it for the Tribune, and to publicize the need for a transcontinental railroad. He also planned to give speeches to promote the Republican Party. In May 1859, he went to Chicago, and then to Lawrence in Kansas Territory, and was unimpressed by the local people. Nevertheless, after speaking before the first ever Kansas Republican Party Convention at Osawatomie, Kansas, Greeley took one of the first stagecoaches to Denver, seeing the town then in course of formation as a mining camp of the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. [59] Sending dispatches back to the Tribune, Greeley took the Overland Trail, reaching Salt Lake City, where he conducted a two-hour interview with the Mormon leader Brigham Young—the first newspaper interview Young had given. Greeley encountered Native Americans and was sympathetic but, like many of his time, deemed Indian culture inferior. In California, he toured widely and gave many addresses. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Good dust jacket .
Keywords: Western Americana
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Title: An Overland Journey from New York to San Francisco, Ith the Summer of 1859
Description: 0. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Good only dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks an spots of toning, including toning to the whole spine. "In 1859, Greeley traveled across the continent to see the West for himself, to write about it for the Tribune, and to publicize the need for a transcontinental railroad. He also planned to give speeches to promote the Republican Party. In May 1859, he went to Chicago, and then to Lawrence in Kansas Territory, and was unimpressed by the local people. Nevertheless, after speaking before the first ever Kansas Republican Party Convention at Osawatomie, Kansas, Greeley took one of the first stagecoaches to Denver, seeing the town then in course of formation as a mining camp of the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. [59] Sending dispatches back to the Tribune, Greeley took the Overland Trail, reaching Salt Lake City, where he conducted a two-hour interview with the Mormon leader Brigham Young—the first newspaper interview Young had given. Greeley encountered Native Americans and was sympathetic but, like many of his time, deemed Indian culture inferior. In California, he toured widely and gave many addresses. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Good dust jacket .
Keywords: Western Americana
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 42306
- Book number: 42306
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