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Salt Desert Trails. A History Of The Hastings Cutoff & Other Early Trails Which Crossed The Great Salt Desert Seeking A Shorter Road To California
CHARLES KELLY
Other works by CHARLES KELLYPublication: Western Printing Company, 1930, Salt Lake City
First edition. 8vo. Author's first book. Signed by the author. Decorated green fabricoid, maps on endpapers, 178 [5] pp., preface, acknowledgments, illustrated, plates, portraits, index. Kelly was a 20th century historian who took the time to check the 19th century accounts against the trails and locations. Valuable contribution to the history of the trail and is essential to both student and collector. The Smith, Hastings, Bartleson, Fremont, Russell, Harlan and Donner overland parties receive careful factual documentation in this important study."---Peter Decker. Fine, bright copy. .
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