Our New West. Records of Travel between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean

Our New West. Records of Travel between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean is a book by Samuel Bowles, (1826-1878).

It was published in Hartford, Connecticut by The Hartford Publishing Company; and in New York, J.D. Dennison [etc., etc.] 1869.

SUMMARY

American Memory note: Bowles, editor of the The Republican (Springfield), was one of a party that traveled across the Continent in the summers of 1865 and 1866 to explore the Western United States. Several books resulted from the trips. The detailed subtitle of Bowles's book shows clearly how at the time interests in natural and man-made wonders and in exploitable resources were combined. Bowles sees the railroads as the key that will unlock the region. In addition to his enthusiasm for the West, Bowles urges the preservation of Niagara Falls (probably influenced by Frederick Law Olmsted, whom he met in Yosemite Valley) and of regions of the Adirondacks and Maine (pp. 384-85).

West, The--Description and travel--1860-1880. American Memory note: Bowles, editor of the The Republican (Springfield), was one of a party that traveled across the Continent in the summers of 1865 and 1866 to explore the Western United States. Several books resulted from the trips. The detailed subtitle of Bowles's book shows clearly how at the time interests in natural and man-made wonders and in exploitable resources were combined. Bowles sees the railroads as the key that will unlock the region. In addition to his enthusiasm for the West, Bowles urges the preservation of Niagara Falls (probably influenced by Frederick Law Olmsted, whom he met in Yosemite Valley) and of regions of the Adirondacks and Maine (pp. 384-85).

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MEDIUM

xx, [21]-524 p. incl. plates, map. front. (ports.) 23 cm. .

CALL NUMBER

F594 .B78

DIGITAL ID

amrvg vg32

References

The Library of Congress