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A Summer Journey in the West
A Summer Journey in the West
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A trip out "west" in 1840 often meant going only as far as the Mississippi. As Mrs. Steele writes:
"I am glad I have looked upon the Mississippi. To read of it and to see it are two different things."
It was almost like a trip to the moon and you could not have asked for a better guide to write a book about it than Mrs. Steele. She was fascinated by everything she saw and wrote about it all in letters to "E."
Whether the price of steamboat passage, the geology of the land she was passing, the wildlife, the flora, or the people, she wrote an astonishingly detailed account of her journey. It is both entertaining and a valuable resource to create a picture of the time.
For less than you'd spend on gas going to the library, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones.
Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.
"I am glad I have looked upon the Mississippi. To read of it and to see it are two different things."
It was almost like a trip to the moon and you could not have asked for a better guide to write a book about it than Mrs. Steele. She was fascinated by everything she saw and wrote about it all in letters to "E."
Whether the price of steamboat passage, the geology of the land she was passing, the wildlife, the flora, or the people, she wrote an astonishingly detailed account of her journey. It is both entertaining and a valuable resource to create a picture of the time.
For less than you'd spend on gas going to the library, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones.
Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.
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