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Edward M. Steel Forty-Niner From Tennessee (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)
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- Book Title
- Forty-Niner from Tennessee : Diary Hugh Brown Heiskell
- Publication Name
- Forty-Niner From Tennessee
- Title
- Forty-Niner From Tennessee
- Subtitle
- Diary Hugh Brown Heiskell
- Format
- Hardcover
- EAN
- 9781572330115
- ISBN
- 9781572330115
- Publisher
- University of Tennessee Press
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel, History
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / West / General, United States / 19th Century, Personal Memoirs, Adventurers & Explorers, General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY)
- Release Date
- 30/08/1998
- Release Year
- 1998
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Weight
- 14.4 Oz
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Number of Pages
- 160 Pages
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When Hugh Brown Heiskell set out from Tennessee for the California gold fields in 1849, he was one of thousands traveling west in search of fortune. Hugh and his cousin Tyler joined a wagon train from St. Louis and made their way across a continent that most people of the time could only imagine. What distinguishes him from other Forty-niners, however, is the captivating record he kept of that journey. This young Knoxville lawyer had a farm boy's curiosity for new vistas and wildlife, and he described what we saw with keen perception and insight. This unique book includes not only Heiskell's journal but also numerous letters to family back home. Although many Forty-niners kept diaries, Heiskell wrote in great detail to provide a more complete sense of life on the trail and the difficulties of the journey. Averaging just sixteen miles each day, his party faced challenges such as the three-day crossing of the Forty-mile Desert where they lost more than half of their oxen and wagons. Heiskell's accounts of camp life, of people encountered along the way, and of the treacherous crossing of the mountains through Carson Pass are all richly compelling. Of special interest are Heiskell's observations about Native Americans, their customs, their clothing, and their shelters. And, finally, readers will be deeply moved by the fate of the adventurers once they reached their destination. Edward M. Steel has integrated other sources with Heiskell's story to provide a broader overview of the gold rush days. His prologue introduces readers to young Heiskell's background, explains how wagon trains operated, and describes the country that the Forty-niners crossed. His careful annotations, meanwhile, shed light on specific points in the diary. Heiskell's trek was made at an important point in the history of western expansion, and his diary complements other classic accounts of that experience notably that of Sarah Bayliss Royce, whose wagon train was encountered by Heiskell's along the way. Heiskell's diary and letters form a valuable document that will prove to be a rich resource for historians. But A Forty-niner from Tennessee is also a compelling story of adventure that invites any reader interested in this era to relive those dangerous but exciting times. The Editor: Edward M. Steel is professor of history, emeritus, at West VirginiaUniversity. Among his other works in American history are The Speeches andWritings of Mother Jones."
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Publisher
University of Tennessee Press
ISBN-10
1572330112
ISBN-13
9781572330115
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240552
Product Key Features
Book Title
Forty-Niner from Tennessee : Diary Hugh Brown Heiskell
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / West / General, United States / 19th Century, Personal Memoirs, Adventurers & Explorers, General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY)
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, History
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F593.H45 1998
Copyright Date
1998
Lccn
97-045370
Dewey Decimal
[B]
Illustrated
Yes
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