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Overland route to California : description of the route, via Council Bluffs, Iowa; keeping the north side of the Platte River, for the whole of the distance, lying near that stream thence over the South Pass; via the Sublette and Bear River cut-offs and the Truckie River road, over the Sierra Nevada, to Sacramento Valley

Title
Overland route to California : description of the route, via Council Bluffs, Iowa; keeping the north side of the Platte River, for the whole of the distance, lying near that stream thence over the South Pass; via the Sublette and Bear River cut-offs and the Truckie River road, over the Sierra Nevada, to Sacramento Valley / Andrew Child ; introduction by Lyle H. Wright.
Author
Child, Andrew, 1825-1884
Publication
  • Los Angeles : N.A. Kovach, 1946.
  • Los Angeles : Premier Press

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Additional Authors
Wright, Lyle Henry, 1903-1979
Description
4 unnumbered pages, iv, 60 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map, facsimile; 22 cm.
Series Statement
California centennial series ; v. 4
Uniform Title
California centennial series ; v. 4.
Alternative Title
New guide for the overland route to California
Subject
  • Overland journeys to the Pacific
  • West (U.S.) > Guidebooks
  • West United States
Genre/Form
Guidebooks.
Note
  • Trade edition. There was also a limited edition of 35 copies (25 offered for sale, numbered 1-25).
  • A reprint, including a facsimile reproduction of the cover (with title "New guide for the overland route to California") of the Huntington Library copy of the original edition, published in 1852.
  • Illustrated title page, designed by John B. Goodman; printed in red and black.
  • Map on folded leaf.
Bibliography (note)
  • "Bibliographical note on the original edition in the Huntington Library": first unnumbered page at end.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also issued online.
Call Number
IW (Child, A. Overland route to California)
LCCN
47002574
OCLC
2688924
Author
Child, Andrew, 1825-1884, author.
Title
Overland route to California : description of the route, via Council Bluffs, Iowa; keeping the north side of the Platte River, for the whole of the distance, lying near that stream thence over the South Pass; via the Sublette and Bear River cut-offs and the Truckie River road, over the Sierra Nevada, to Sacramento Valley / Andrew Child ; introduction by Lyle H. Wright.
Publisher
Los Angeles : N.A. Kovach, 1946.
Manufacturer
Los Angeles : Premier Press
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
California centennial series ; v. 4
California centennial series ; v. 4.
Bibliography
"Bibliographical note on the original edition in the Huntington Library": first unnumbered page at end.
Additional Formats
Also issued online.
Added Author
Wright, Lyle Henry, 1903-1979, writer of introduction.
Other Form:
Online version: Child, Andrew, 1825-1884. Overland route to California. Los Angeles : N.A. Kovach, 1946 (OCoLC)561148929
Research Call Number
IW (Child, A. Overland route to California)
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