Disaster at the Colorado: Beale's Wagon Road and the First Emigrant Party

The author's great grandparents and great-great uncle were members of an unfortunate wagon train that attempted passage in 1858, on Beale's Wagon Road, now Interstate 40, from Albuquerque to California. Beleaguered by shortages of water and feed and by hostile Mojaves, the emigrants turned back. This account discusses the journey and its aftermath. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR