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Central Route: The Emigrant's Guide From Great Salt Lake City, Utah, to Carson City, Nevada
Central Route reveals practical emigrant travel details and the shops that fed the trail, helping readers understand how people moved west.
This nonfiction volume compiles a portrait of travel along the Central Route from Great Salt Lake City to Carson City, Nevada. It gathers practical notes on outfitting, provisioning, and road conditions, with lists of merchants, blacksmiths, saddlers, and wagon repair services that supported emigrants on the move.
Find where to shop for outfits, provisions, and travel needs in key towns and along Main Street routes.Learn mile-by-mile glimpses of the landscape, water and grass availability, and camp-friendly stops.See where to get wheels, harness, and repairs, plus Blacksmithing and other essential services for trains and riders.Get a sense of the route options, distances between stations, and practical guidance for planning a safe journey. Ideal for readers of western travel history and those researching 19th-century emigrant trails, this edition provides concrete, era-specific details to frame the journey and its everyday logistics.
This nonfiction volume compiles a portrait of travel along the Central Route from Great Salt Lake City to Carson City, Nevada. It gathers practical notes on outfitting, provisioning, and road conditions, with lists of merchants, blacksmiths, saddlers, and wagon repair services that supported emigrants on the move.
Find where to shop for outfits, provisions, and travel needs in key towns and along Main Street routes.Learn mile-by-mile glimpses of the landscape, water and grass availability, and camp-friendly stops.See where to get wheels, harness, and repairs, plus Blacksmithing and other essential services for trains and riders.Get a sense of the route options, distances between stations, and practical guidance for planning a safe journey. Ideal for readers of western travel history and those researching 19th-century emigrant trails, this edition provides concrete, era-specific details to frame the journey and its everyday logistics.
18 pages, Hardcover
Published August 24, 2018
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