Title The overland journey from Utah to California : wagon travel from the City of Saints to the City of Angels / Edward Leo Lyman

Published Reno : University of Nevada Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 288 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Contemporary impressions along the Southern route -- The Old Spanish Trail-Highway of diversity -- The Anglo-American road in 1849 -- Varied travelers -- Outside observers and Mormon-Indian relations -- Conflict with the Federal Government-and tragedy -- Freighting from the Pacific Coast to Utah -- Continued emigration, early Mojave settlement, and conflict with Native Americans in California -- Later developments at each end of the Southern Rome Summary "The wagon trail between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles is one of the most important and least-known elements of nineteenth-century Western migration. Known as the Southern Route, it included the western half of the Old Spanish Trail and was favored because it could be used for travel and freighting year-round. It was, however, arguably the most difficult route that pioneers traveled with any consistency in the entire history of the country. Following not rivers but leading from one - sometimes dubious - desert watering place to the next and offering few havens for the sick, weary, or unfortunate." "Historian Edward Leo Lyman has provided the first history of the complete Southern Route, and of the people who developed and used it. Based on extensive research in primary sources - including many early travelers accounts - and on Lyman's own investigation of the route and its branches, the book discusses the exploration and development of the Old Spanish Trail. Its horse thieves and traders, including Jedediah Smith and Kit Carson, along with government explorer John C. Fremont. Developing the old pack mule trail as a wagon road between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, miners heading for the California gold fields first used the route extensively Mormon missionaries and the colonisers of San Bernardino and other communities also traveled that way, as did a wide array of mail carriers, soldiers, and world travelers. Later, a steady stream of Anglo-American emigrants seeking new homes or fortunes in California shared the road with a surprising number of freight-wagon operators. The trail passed through the territories of numerous Native American peoples, and contacts with them - both friendly and hostile - played a significant role in the experiences of travelers and in the fates of Native American cultures in this region. Lyman's discussions of Mormon-Indian relations and of the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre offer fresh and important analyses of these vital aspects of the westward movement."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Overland journeys to the Pacific. Trails -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) Wagon trains -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century Latter Day Saint pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century HISTORY -- State & Local. Frontier and pioneer life Latter Day Saint pioneers Overland journeys to the Pacific Pioneers Trails Travel Wagon trains Migration Geschichte 1800-1900. SUBJECT West (U.S.) -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85146142 West (U.S.) -- History, Local Subject West United States Utah Frontier Kalifornien Genre/Form History Local history Form Electronic book ISBN 087417645X 9780874176452

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