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Some pioneer recollections : being the autobiography of George Lathrop, one of the first to help in the opening of the West, and a statement made by John Sinclair relative to the rescue of the Donner party ; also an extract from a letter written by Geo. McKinstry with reference to the rescue of the Donner party ; together with Personal recollections of pioneer life, by Luke Voorhees.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lathrop, George, 1830-1915, author.
- McKinstry, George, author.
- Sinclair, John, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lathrop, George, 1830-1915.
- Lathrop, George.
- Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806).
- Lewis and Clark Expedition.
- Donner Party.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Wyoming.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Overland journeys to the Pacific.
- West (U.S.)--Description and travel.
- West (U.S.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (32, 75 pages) : portrait.
- Other Title:
- Some pioneer recollections of George Lathrop and Luke Voorhees
- Memoirs of a pioneer
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : G.W. Jacobs and Company, 1927.
- Notes:
- "George Lathrop did not finish writing ... [his] narrative ... Luke Voorhees finished it from notes given him by George."--Page 18.
- AMDigital Reference: Graff 2410
- Appendix: The Voorhees family inherits the famous Lewis and Clark manuscripts. New material discovered in Captain Clark's diary: pages 49-75.
- Collection: Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana
- Includes facsimile title page of original edition of George Lathrop's recollections, entitled: Memoirs of a pioneer.
- Contains:
- Lathrop, George, 1830-1915. Memoirs of a pioneer.
- Voorhees, Luke. Personal recollections of pioneer life on the mountains and plains of the great West.
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