Title: Across the continent
Subtitle: a summer's journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons, and the Pacific states, with Speaker Colfax
First published: 1865
Description: Consists of 22 letters, originally published in the Springfield Republican, and of supplementary papers on related topics, including the speeches made by Mr. Colfax during the trip.
Subjects: Description and travel, Mormons, History, Mormon Church, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Description and travel. [from old catalog], Mormons and Mormonism. [from old catalog], Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Correspondence, Travel
Places: West (U.S.), Pacific States, Pacific coast (United States and Canada), Utah, United States, Pacific Coast (B.C.), Pacific Coast (U.S.)
People: Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885)
Time periods: 19th century, 1860-1880