Frederick W. Lander and the Lander Trail (SIGNED, The Oregon trail: Book 1)
Bedford, WY: Star Valley Llama, 1993. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. 4to. 102, [59] pp. 3 fold-out maps; illustrations, appendices. Stiff illustrated softcover in fine condition, as new. Item #22002
The road west -- Frederick William Lander -- 1857 the year of resolution -- The turning point -- On the road -- Tales of the trail -- 1859-1860 -- The war years -- Appendix one : newspaper clipping from the Western Dispatch, Independence Missouri, Wednesday, December 2, 1857 -- Appendix two : preliminary report, F.W. Lander, Chief Engineer Ft Kearney-South Pass-Honey Lakes Wagon Road -- Appendix three : sketch map of the 1857-8 explorations of the Pacific Wagon Road survey, F.W. Lander, Chief Engineer -- Appendix four : "Practicability of railroads through south pass" F.W. Lander, Superintendent -- Appendix five : maps prepared by the Wyoming State Archives & Historical Dept. 1959 ; Lander cut off -- east section ; Lander cut off -- west section -- Appendix six : report and map of the Central Division of the Fort Kearney, South Pass, and Honey Lake Wagon Road, F.W. Lander, January 20, 1859 -- Appendix seven : estimates for the Fort Kearney, South Pass, and Honey Lake Wagon Road, F.W. Lander, February 1, 1861 -- Appendix eight : reports of the Fort Kearney, South Pass, and Honey Lake Wagon Road, F.W. Lander, February 11, 1861.
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