A Hand-Book For Overland Expeditions with maps, illus., and itineraries of the principal routes between the Mississippi and the Pacific. 340 p. illus. Published Harper, c1968. Describes camp supplies necessary for journey across the country. The clothing section was enough to outfit a man for a 3 month journey.
Several pages are devoted to fording rivers.
This road is accessible to persons desiring to make the entire journey with their own transportation from TN or MS, by crossing the Mississippi River at Memphis or Helena, passing Little Rock, and thence through Washington Co., intersecting with the road at Preston.