Scotts Bluff National Monument Nebraska - Merrill J. Mates. 1961

National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 28

Washington, D. C. 1958 (Reprint 1961)

66 pages
Copyright 1958
6x9 inches



CONTENTS:
  • Early Exploration of the Great Plains
  • First White Men At Scotts Bluff
  • Rediscovery of The Central Overland Route
  • The Rocky Mountain Fur Trade
  • The Tragedy of Scotts Bluff
  • The First Wagons
  • Traders, Missionaries, and Adventurers
  • Migration to Oregon
  • Years of Decision, 1846-48
  • Scotts Bluff and the Forty-Niners
  • Oregon-California Trail Geography at Scotts Bluff
  • Gold Rush Trading Posts at Scotts Bluff
  • Coming of the Bushwhackers
  • Scotts Bluff -- The Artistic Record
  • Pony Express to Iron Horses, 1860-69
  • Warfare on the Plains
  • Hunters, Miners, Cowboys, and Homesteaders
  • Natural History of Scotts Bluff
  • Prehistory of the Scotts Bluff Region
  • Guide to the Area
  • Related Areas
  • Administration
  • Suggested Readings





Condition:
The front and back covers have some abrasions (see scans). Otherwise, all pages are intact, fresh and without yellowing.
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