The Overland Journey from Utah to California

Wagon Travel from the City of Saints to the City of Angels

• Author(s): Edward Leo Lyman,
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Pages: 288
• ISBN_10: 0874175011
  ISBN_13: 9780874175011
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers , History / United States / 19th Century , History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) , Travel / United States / West / General , Travel / Special Interest / Hikes & Walks ,

Description:... Mormon missionaries and the colonisers of San Bernardino and other communities also traveled that way, as did a wide array of mail carriers, soldiers, and world travelers. Later, a steady stream of Anglo-American emigrants seeking new homes or fortunes in California shared the road with a surprising number of freight-wagon operators. The trail passed through the territories of numerous Native American peoples, and contacts with them - both friendly and hostile - played a significant role in the experiences of travelers and in the fates of Native American cultures in this region. Lyman's discussions of Mormon-Indian relations and of the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre offer fresh and important analyses of these vital aspects of the westward movement."--Jacket.