TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,Leroy
AU  - Johnson,Jean
AU  - Saunders,Richard L.
TI  - Troubadour on the Road to Gold: William B. Lorton's 1849 Journal to California
SN  - 9781607817802
AV  - F593 
U1  - 979.404092 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Utah Press
KW  - Lorton, William B.,-1828-1892-Diaries
KW  - Gold mines and mining-California-History-19th century-Diaries
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- Maps -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Sirens' Call -- PART I: Gold Rush Overture -- 1. New York City to Monmouth, Illinois, 1848-1849 -- PART II: On the Trail: Western Illinois to Salt Lake City -- 2. Across Iowa to St. Joseph, Missouri -- 3. St. Joseph to Kanesville, Iowa -- 4. Kanesville to Fort Laramie, Wyoming -- 5. Fort Laramie to Independence Rock, Utah -- 6. Independence Rock to Salt Lake City -- PART III: The Southern Route: Salt Lake City to Pueblo de Los Angeles -- 7. Among the Mormons at Salt Lake City -- 8. Salt Lake City to Beaver River, Utah -- 9. Beaver River to Mount Misery, Utah -- 10. Travails in Terra Incognita -- 11. Old Spanish Trail into Southern California -- 12. California! -- 13. Afterword -- A PPENDIX A: Constitution, By-Laws, and Roster -- APPENDIX B: The San Joaquin Company's Disastrous Detour into the Escalante Desert -- References -- Index
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