[Oregon trail]

Description

Title: [Oregon trail]
Alternative Title: Eddie’s letters
Creator: Allen, Edward Jay, 1830-1915
Contributor: Cayuse Indians
Foster, J. Heron
Nez Perce Indians
Oregon National Historic Trail
Pawnee Indians
Shoshoni Indians
Published / Created: [1852-58]
Publication Place: [Pittsburgh, Pa.]
Abstract: Mounted clippings from the Pittsburgh Daily Dispatch and one short report each from two other small newspapers describing an overland journey beginning in 1852 and life in Washington Territory, through Allen's return to New Orleans in March of 1855. Also included are missing sections of the manuscript that were published later in 1858 by the Pittsburgh Daily Dispatch.
Description: Cover title: Eddie’s letters.
Page numbers have been added in pencil at bottom.
Title from spine.
With the exception of pages 2-43 and 45-46, all remaining pages in journal are blank.
Extent: 1 v. [45] p.
37 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Clippings
Newspapers
Overland journals
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)
Chimney Rock (Neb.)
Council Bluffs (Iowa)
Fort Boise (Idaho)
Fort Hall (Idaho)
Fort Laramie (Wyo.)
Fort Walla Walla (Wash.)
Fort Washita (Okla.)
Great Plains
Idaho
Independence Rock (Wyo.)
Iowa
Nebraska
New Orleans (La.) --1850-1860
Nisqually River Valley (Wash.)
Oklahoma
Olympia (Wash.)
Oregon
Oregon City (Or.)
Platte County (Wyo.)
Portland (Or.)
Puget Sound (Wash.)
Rocky Mountains
Scotts Bluff County (Neb.)
United States --Territorial expansion
Washington (State)
White River Valley (Wash.)
Wyoming
Subject (Name): Cayuse Indians
Foster, J. Heron
Nez Perce Indians
Oregon National Historic Trail
Pawnee Indians
Shoshoni Indians
Subject (Topic): Ferries
Frontier and pioneer life
Horse trading
Indians of North America --1840-1860
Natural resources
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Wagon trains

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