Legacy of the frontier
Subtitle: day trips to historic sites that shaped the West
By: Deborah Erickson ; photography by Deborah Erickson ; original artwork by Paula Oesterling.
Contributors: Oesterling, Paula.
Publisher: Outskirts Press, Inc.; Outskirts Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Denver, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
ISBN-13: 9781432743161
Subjects: Historic sites -- West (U.S.) -- Guidebooks; Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (Colo.) -- Guidebooks; Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (Colo.) -- Guidebooks; Georgetown (Colo.) -- Guidebooks; Scotts Bluff National Monument (Neb.) -- Guidebooks; Chimney Rock National Historic Site (Neb.) -- Guidebooks; Fort Laramie National Historic Site (Wyo.) -- Guidebooks; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel; West (U.S.) -- Guidebooks
Genres: Guidebooks
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 93).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Let's hit the road!; title: Map: Locations of the historic sites; title: Ch. 1. Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado : Along the Santa Fe Trail, 1825-1846 ; Side trip: Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site near Eads, Colorado; title: Ch. 2. Georgetown, Colorado : In search of gold and silver, 1849-1900 ; Side trip: Phoenix Gold Mine, Idaho Springs, Colorado ; Side trip: Visit the past in Denver, Colorado; title: Ch. 3. Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska : The Oregon Trail, 1790-1869 ; Side trip: Chimney Rock National Historic Site near Scotsbluff, Nebraska; title: Ch. 4. Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming : Protecting the West, 1849-1890 ; Side trip: Oregon Trail wagon ruts and Register Cliff, Guernsey, Wyoming; title: Continuing the journey.