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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press

ISBN-100252013425

ISBN-139780252013423

eBay Product ID (ePID)85041

Product Key Features

Number of Pages648 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePlatte River Road Narratives : A Descriptive Bibliography of Travel over the Great Central Overland Route to Oregon, California, Utah, Colorado, Montana, and Other Western States and Territories, 1812-1866

Publication Year1988

SubjectBibliographies & Indexes, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Emigration & Immigration, United States / 19th Century

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaReference, Social Science, History

AuthorMerrill Mattes

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight61 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN87-001668

Dewey Edition19

Reviews"The great value of this work is not the numerical size of the entries, but the fact that he has culled collections in a worthy effort to summarize once and for all the extent of our knowledge about these early travelers. He tells us where the writer of the material went and when and he ends each major entry with his personal assessment of the value of the material. Is it relevant? Is is accurate? Are the insights valuable? In short, is it worth the attention of the general researcher? I wish these summaries had been available when I was doing my work." --from the forward by James A. Michener, Winner of an Honorable Mention from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Association and a 1989 Western Heritage Award for Significant Scholarly Research and selected for the 1990 ALA "Best Bibliographies in History" list.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal016.9178042

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

SynopsisThis massive annotated bibliography of all known significant eyewitness accounts of nineteenth-century central overland travel fills a conspicuous gap in historical literature, and will greatly accelerate research, writing, and collecting. Platte River Road Narratives includes not only all identifiable overland accounts, but also a number of those identifiable in manuscript form only. Over 2,000 entries identify the author, the form of the passage, overland trip, and give Matte's authoritative commentary and evaluation, as well as identification of the repository of the source material., This massive annotated bibliography of all known significant eyewitness accounts of 19th-century central overland travel fills a conspicuous gap in historical literature, and will greatly accelerate future research, writing, and collecting in this important phase of western Americana. Platte River Road Narratives includes not only all identifiable ......, This massive annotated bibliography of all known significant eyewitness accounts of 19th-century central overland travel fills a conspicuous gap in historical literature, and will greatly accelerate future research, writing, and collecting in this important phase of western Americana. Platte River Road Narratives includes not only all identifiable published overland accounts, but also a far greater number of all identifiable accounts in manuscript form only. The format for over 2,000 entries allows for systematic identification of the author, the form of the passage, overland trip highlights, and Matte's authoritative commentary and evaluation, as well as identification of the repository of the source material.

LC Classification NumberZ1251.W5M37 1988