Across America on an Emigrant Train


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An account of Robert Louis Stevenson's twelve day journey from New York to California in 1879, interwoven with a history of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the settling of the West.




Across America on an Emigrant Train


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For use in schools and libraries only. An illustrated history of the building of the transcontinental railroad, including Robert Louis Stevenson's account of his 12-day journey to California on six trains in 1879.







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The Emigrant Train


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Join us to discover the journey of young European men and those who came to the promised land-America. On the emigrant train from new york to San Francisco. This book is the middle section of the author's three-part travel memoir which began with The Amateur Emigrant and ended with The Silverado Squatters.




Migration Journey


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Join us to discover the journey of young European men and those who came to the promised land-America. On the emigrant train from new york to San Francisco. This book is the middle section of the author's three-part travel memoir which began with The Amateur Emigrant and ended with The Silverado Squatters.







Nothing Like It In the World


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The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.




The Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California


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Published in 1845, this guidebook for pioneers is a reproduction of one of the most collectible books about California and the Western movement. It was the guidebook used by the Donner Party on their fateful journey. In addition, because Hastings' shortcut route through the Rockies produced such tragedy, the War Department commissioned The Prairie Traveler.