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100 1 _aFarnham, Thomas Jefferson,
_d1804-1848
245 1 0 _aFarnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., part 1, May 21-October 16, 1839
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aEarly western travels, 1748-1846, v. 28
500 _aRelease date is 2015-01-22
508 _aProduced by Richard Tonsing, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., part 1, May 21-October…" by Thomas Jefferson Farnham is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work documents Farnham’s journey through the Great Western Prairies and the Oregon Territory during a time of burgeoning American interest in westward expansion. The author vividly describes his experiences and the various challenges faced by a small group of adventurers as they seek to explore and claim territory for the United States. At the start of the narrative, Farnham recounts the preparations made in Independence, Missouri, as he and a motley group of travelers ready themselves for the arduous journey westward. Among them are individuals motivated by personal recovery, adventure, and patriotic duty. The expedition faces a series of hardships, such as rainstorms, scarcity of food, and emerging conflicts with local tribes, including encounters with the hostile Cumanche. The journey is marked by a mix of camaraderie and discord within the group, as they navigate treacherous landscapes and tense interactions with Indigenous peoples while also reflecting on the broader implications of their journey in the context of America's westward expansion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- Description and travel
653 _aOverland journeys to the Pacific
653 _aOregon -- Description and travel
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848
653 _aRocky Mountains -- Description and travel
653 _aIndians of North America -- West (U.S.)
700 1 _aThwaites, Reuben Gold,
_d1853-1913
830 0 _aEarly western travels, 1748-1846, v. 28
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48046
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