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On the Overland Trails with William Clark : a teamster's Utah War, 1857-1858 / edited by William P. MacKinnon and Kenneth L. Alford ; foreword by Howard R. Lamar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clark, William, 1834-1920, author.
- Lamar, Howard Roberts, author of foreword.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clark, William, 1834-1920--Travel--Utah.
- Clark, William.
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858)--Personal narratives.
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858).
- Teamsters--Utah--Biography.
- Teamsters.
- Latter Day Saints--Utah--History--19th century.
- Latter Day Saints.
- Overland Trails--Description and travel.
- Overland Trails.
- Utah--Description and travel.
- Utah.
- Utah--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- Teamster's Utah War, 1857-1858
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2025]
- Contents:
- "We had an eye on California" : signing on, starting out
- "I was starving with a train loaded with provisions" : sick unto death
- "They make the earth tremble" : into the Buffalo Range
- "Consider yourselves discharged" : Sunday confrontation
- "Grand and beautiful scenery" : wolves along the North Platte
- "A sage brush country" : crossing the Continental Divide to Green River
- "The boss, seeing they had no show, surrendered" : meeting the Nauvoo Legion's Lot Smith
- "Into Winter Quarters" : an agonizing crawl to Fort Bridger
- "Saddle up and be quick about it" : into captivity with the Latter-day Saints
- "Difficult for a man to escape their vengeance" : life in wartime Salt Lake City
- "We started, badly scared inside" : from Salt Lake City through Utah's southern settlements
- "Enough to make a man's blood run cold" : crossing Mountain Meadows and beyond
- "Back to Wisconsin" : the fate of Sherwood and Tuttle.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781496242433 (electronic bk.)
- 1496242432 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40032683360
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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