The overland migrations : settlers to Oregon, California, and Utah / [by David Lavender] ; produced by the Division of Publications, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Division of Publications, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, [1980]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 88-89) and index.
Contents
Route of the pioneers -- The overland migration / by David Lavender -- The fever catches -- Preparing for the long jump -- The start -- On the move -- The dangerous road to California -- The Mormon way -- Gold fever -- The final years -- For further reading -- Guide to the Overland Trails -- Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Missouri -- Fort Kearny State Park, Nebraska -- Ash Hollow State Park, Nebraska -- Courthouse and Jail Rocks, Nebraska -- Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Nebraska -- Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska -- Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming -- Independence Rock, Wyoming -- Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Washington -- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington -- McLoughlin House National Historic Site, Oregon -- Nauvoo, Illinois -- Donner Memorial State Park, California -- Lassen Volcanic National Park, California -- Sutter's Fort State Park, California.