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100 1 $aPetersen, Jesse G.
245 12 $aA route for the overland stage :$bJames H. Simpson's 1859 trail across the Great Basin /$cJesse G. Petersen ; foreword by David L. Bigler.
260 $aLogan :$bUtah State University Press,$cc2008.
300 $aviii, 248 p. :$bill., maps ;$c28 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-239) and index.
520 1 $a"The 1859 exploration of the Great Basin by army topographical engineer James Simpson opened up one of the West's most important transportation and communication corridors, a vital link between the Pacific Coast and the rest of the nation. It became the route of the Pony Express and the Overland Mail and Stage, the line of the Pacific telegraph, a major wagon road for freighters and emigrants, and, eventually, the first transcontinental auto road, the Lincoln Highway, later Highway 50." "Despite its importance, no one until now has accurately tracked or mapped Simpson's original route. Jesse Petersen shows us - in words, maps, and photos - exactly where the explorer and his party went. Sharing his detective work and historical reconstruction as he walked or drove the entire trails, which varied on Simpson's way west and return east, Petersen takes readers along on a mountain and desert trek through one of America's most remote and striking landscapes."--BOOK JACKET.
505 0 $a1. Introduction -- 2. The Journey Begins: Camp Floyd to Faust Creek -- 3. Faust Creek to Pleasant Valley -- 4. Pleasant Valley to Roberts Creek -- 5. Roberts Creek to Middlegate -- 6. Middlegate to Genoa -- 7. Genoa to Smith Creek Valley -- 8. Smith Creek Valley to Steptoe Valley -- 9. Steptoe Valley to Swasey Mountain -- 10. Swasey Mountain to Triple Peaks -- 11. Triple Peaks to Camp Floyd -- 12. After the Return -- App. Geographic Coordinates.
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600 10 $aSimpson, J. H.$q(James Hervey),$d1813-1883$xTravel$zGreat Basin.
651 0 $aGreat Basin$xDiscovery and exploration.
651 0 $aGreat Basin$vSurveys.
651 0 $aGreat Basin$xGeography.
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776 08 $iOnline version:$aPetersen, Jesse G.$tRoute for the overland stage.$dLogan : Utah State University Press, c2008$w(OCoLC)609214370
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