Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Map of the Great Salt Lake and adjacent country in the Territory of Utah ; Surveyed 1849 and 1850 under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert ; Drawn by Lieut. Gunnison

"In 1824 James Bridger, fur trader and guide, discovered the Great Salt Lake ... Between 1846 and 1848, the hegira of Mormons from Illinois made the basin of Sa

Recounts the experiences of the government expedition sent to explore the Great Salt Lake region of Utah in 1849 to 1850. Stansbury includes information about t

Elegantly assembles the environmental, social, cultural, political, and economic history of the Great Plains in the 19th century.