On May 14; 1866; Perry Burgess summed up the expectations and hopes of countless westering Americans when he wrote in his diary: "packed up and started on our journey toward the land of gold." Here are stories of the prospectors; freighters; wives; and merchants who; like Burgess; traveled the Bozeman Trails in search of fortune; adventure; or a new life. A shortcut from the Platte River Road to the Montana goldfields; the Bozeman Trail was relatively short in length--less than five hundred miles--yet it has the enduring distinction of being the last great overland emigrant trail in the American West. Encounter the trail as it was experienced by seven travelers: the leader of a company of Michigan men who traveled with one of the first groups to cross it; a new bride traveling with her husband; two young men--a store clerk and a typesetter--for whom the trip was a thoroughly enjoyable adventure; a prospector out to make his fortune in the West; a sober Civil War veteran concerned about the possibility of Indian attack; and the supervisor of a freight train who found time to write despite his heavy responsibilities.Join their journey through these annotated diaries; and discover the dangers and pleasures; frustrations and joys of travel on the Bozeman Trail.
#1220137 in Books 1995-03-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.25 x .90 x 7.25l; 2.10 #File Name: 0908812477276 pages
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