Hard Road West
Author | : Keith Heyer Meldahl |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2008-09-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226519623 |
ISBN-13 | : 0226519627 |
Rating | : 4/5 (627 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Hard Road West by : Keith Heyer Meldahl
Download or read book Hard Road West written by Keith Heyer Meldahl and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking readers along the 2,000-mile California Gold Trail, Meldahl uses the diaries and letters of the 1849 settlers to reveal how geology and topography directly affected our nations westward expansion.