Emigrants Guide

Author : Lansford Warren Hastings
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 1557092451
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California written by Lansford Warren Hastings and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1845, this guidebook for pioneers is a reproduction of one of the most collectible books about California and the Western movement. It was the guidebook used by the Donner Party on their fateful journey. In addition, because Hastings' shortcut route through the Rockies produced such tragedy, the War Department commissioned The Prairie Traveler.

Author : Lansford Hastings
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1602067295
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Emigrants' Guide to Oregon and California written by Lansford Hastings and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A notorious bit of historical esoterica, this 1845 handbook for travelers heading westward from the civilized United States for the freedom of the wild, unsettled frontier is remembered today mainly for its small role in one of the most horrific stories of the American West: it suggested the untried "shortcut," now known as the Hastings Cutoff, through Utah that led the Donner Party to its dreadful end. Absent the book's footnote position in the history of the West, this would still be a remarkable document of mid-19th-century America and the machinations and politicking that went into the American expansion across the continent. Written and published by Ohio-born lawyer LANSFORD WARREN HASTINGS (1819-1870), it sets out glowing, idyllic descriptions of the bountiful landscapes of California and Oregon, offering almost irresistible enticements to settlers looking to make a new start. Hastings' motives were less than noble, however: he hoped to establish an independent Republic of California... with himself as its ruler. He failed in his efforts, but the evidence of his ambition, in the form of this fascinating work, remains must reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of what drove the settling of the frontier.

Author : Lansford Hastings
Publisher : Ravenio Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Emigrants’ Guide to Oregon and California written by Lansford Hastings and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lansford Warren Hastings’ The Emigrants’ Guide to Oregon and California serves as a captivating window into mid-19th-century America. Published in 1845, this handbook beckons pioneers with vivid descriptions of the lush landscapes of California and Oregon. Hastings paints scenes of untamed beauty, enticing those seeking a fresh start in the rugged frontier. However, beneath the picturesque prose lies a hidden agenda: Hastings aspired to establish an independent Republic of California, positioning himself as its ruler. Despite his failed ambitions, this work remains essential reading for anyone intrigued by the forces that shaped the settling of the American West.

Author : John O'Hanlon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Irish Emigrant's Guide for the United States written by John O'Hanlon and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Mason Peck
Publisher : Boston : Gould, Kendall & Lincoln
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New Guide for Emigrants to the West written by John Mason Peck and published by Boston : Gould, Kendall & Lincoln. This book was released on 1836 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brian Buffini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501169270
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Emigrant Edge written by Brian Buffini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brian Buffini, an Irish immigrant who went from rags to riches, shares his strategies for anyone who wants to achieve the American dream. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Brian Buffini immigrated to San Diego, California at the age of nineteen with only ninety-two dollars in his pocket. Since then, he has become a classic American rags-to-riches story. After discovering real estate, he quickly became one of the nation's top real estate moguls and founder of the largest business training company, Buffini & Co., in North America. But Brian isn't alone in his success: immigrants compose thirteen percent of the American population and are responsible for a quarter of all new businesses. In fact, Forbes magazine boasts that immigrants dominate most of the Forbes 400 list. So what are the secrets? In The Emigrant Edge, Brian shares seven characteristics that he and other successful immigrants have in common that can help anyone reach a higher level of achievement, no matter their vocation. He then challenges readers to leave the comfort of their current work conditions to apply these secrets and achieve the success of their dreams"--

Author : W. G. Sebald
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0811221296
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Emigrants written by W. G. Sebald and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A masterwork of W. G. Sebald, now with a gorgeous new cover by the famed designer Peter Mendelsund The four long narratives in The Emigrants appear at first to be the straightforward biographies of four Germans in exile. Sebald reconstructs the lives of a painter, a doctor, an elementary-school teacher, and Great Uncle Ambrose. Following (literally) in their footsteps, the narrator retraces routes of exile which lead from Lithuania to London, from Munich to Manchester, from the South German provinces to Switzerland, France, New York, Constantinople, and Jerusalem. Along with memories, documents, and diaries of the Holocaust, he collects photographs—the enigmatic snapshots which stud The Emigrants and bring to mind family photo albums. Sebald combines precise documentary with fictional motifs, and as he puts the question to realism, the four stories merge into one unfathomable requiem.

Author : William Cobbett
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 1429001321
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emigrant's Guide written by William Cobbett and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English politician and writer, who lived in New York for a couple of years, offers a guide to the English family considering a migration. It is a highly technical guide, discussing entirely practical matters. Recommended ports are Philadelphia and Baltimore. Letters are written from a Stephen Watson in Aurora, IN to his English family urging them to come.

Author : Joseph Hutchins Colton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.6C/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide written by Joseph Hutchins Colton and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... Being an accurate and concise description of each state and territory ; and containing the routes and distances on the great lines of travel. Accompanied with a large and minute map, exhibiting the township lines of the United States' surveys, the boundaries of counties, and the position of cities, villages and settlements, etc., etc.

Author : William Clayton
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781016855150
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Latter-Day Saints' Emigrants' Guide: Being a Table of Distances, Showing All the Springs, Creeks, Rivers, Hills, Mountains ... From Council Bluffs written by William Clayton and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.