Death Valley '49er trails
Subtitle: pieces of the puzzle come together for the trails of William L. Manly, John Rogers and the Bennett-Arcan Party
By: by B.G. Olesen ; foreword by J.S. Southworth.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Photophysics
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Santa Ana, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Manly, William Lewis, b. 1820.; Trails -- Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- History -- 19th century.; Pioneers -- Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Biography.; Frontier and pioneer life -- Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.); Overland journeys to the Pacific.; Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Description and travel.; Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- History, Local.; Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: Death Valley forty-niner trails
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-184).
Includes errata sheet.
Errata sheet missing.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Background; title: The long camp; title: The Bennett-Arcan Party moves south; title: A portion of the Jayhawkers route; title: The Briers' travels; title: Manly-Rogers outbound journey to the settlements; title: Manly-Rogers return journey to Death Valley; title: The [Wades and the] Earharts exit; title: Bennett-Arcan party escape route to the settlements; title: Mr. Fish's final resting place; title: a bed of hard rock; title: Mr. Isham's lonely gravesite; title: a sandy desert wash; title: Captain Culverwell's unmarked grave; title: The tragedy of Captain Culverwell; title: A few place names provide unexpected insight; title: A matter of interest; title: The existing road; title: The Sheldon Young log; title: Conclusions; title: Epilogue; title: Site location table; title: Map information; title: '49ers trail maps.