A remarkable curiosity, dispatches from a New York City journalist's 1873 railroad trip across the American West, Amos Jay Cummings ; edited and compiled by Jerald T. Milanich
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A remarkable curiosity, dispatches from a New York City journalist's 1873 railroad trip across the American West, Amos Jay Cummings ; edited and compiled by Jerald T. Milanich
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-353) and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
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illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A remarkable curiosity
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
225875266
Responsibility statement
Amos Jay Cummings ; edited and compiled by Jerald T. Milanich
Sub title
dispatches from a New York City journalist's 1873 railroad trip across the American West
Table Of Contents
Over the Kansas plains -- The earthly paradise -- A Canadian in Colorado -- The Petrified stumps -- The town in the desert -- The fate of a gold seeker -- In the golden gulches -- The story of little Emma -- The seventeenth wife -- The great Utah divorce -- An interesting conversation with Ann Eliza Young -- The prophet's divorce -- The Arizona expedition -- The Mormon pioneers -- The American Dead Sea -- Mutton chops by the million -- The king of the jack rabbits -- The funeral postponed -- Duel with six-shooters
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- Journalists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Natural history -- West (U.S.)
- West (U.S.) -- Biography
- Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
- Cummings, Amos J., Amos Jay, 1841-1902 -- Travel -- West (U.S.)
- Cummings, Amos J., Amos Jay, 1841-1902 -- Correspondence
- West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
- West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890
- Railroad travel -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
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- Journalists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Natural history -- West (U.S.)
- West (U.S.) -- Biography
- Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
- Cummings, Amos J., Amos Jay, 1841-1902 -- Travel -- West (U.S.)
- Cummings, Amos J., Amos Jay, 1841-1902 -- Correspondence
- West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
- West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890
- Railroad travel -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
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