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Title
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Sailor on Horseback: Selim Woodworth Crosses the Plains, 1846
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Description
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Article contains a series of three reprints published in 1846 and 1847 in the New York "Home Journal" newspaper. They contain a series of letters written by Selim E. Woodworth, son of poet and playwright Samuel Woodworth, as he was traveling west on the trail while in the Navy. One of the letters is written from Oregon Camp, Kansasfords (he had left Independence, Missouri a week previous) and another from the banks of the Platte River. Contains a sketch of Woodworth.
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Date
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2008
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Trailing Alfred Jacob Miller in the West
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Description
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Author Candy Moulton retraces the journey made by artist Alfred J. Miller from Independence, Missouri, to Daniel, Wyoming, 200 years after his birth. Miller accompanied Scotsman Captain William Drummond Stewart on his journey to a fur traders' rendezvous "that would occur on the Green River in what would become western Wyoming." Stewart wanted Miller to record the scenes along their way. They left Wayne City Landing, also called Independence Landing, the spring of 1837. Article notes that Miller's works will be exhibited at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art from September 25, 2010, through January 9, 2011. Includes a map of the Miller and Stewart journey as well as a list of museums that hold Miller's works.
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Date
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2010-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Importance of Travel Routes of Missouri
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Description
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Thesis toward a master's degree from the University of Notre Dame about the overland trails and roads in the history of Missouri and their "significance in the history of the nation, especially the history of the Great West."
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Date
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1928
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Object Type
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Thesis/Dissertation
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Title
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Oregon California Trail Places of Origin
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Description
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Chapter mentions the various "jumping off" spots for trail emigrants, especially the Oregon/California Trail. It includes areas as Independence, Westport, Westport Landing, Saint Joseph, Council Bluffs, Omaha, etc., and explains the crucial role of these areas in the trail experience. Also includes a map entitled "Missouri River Frontier" that shows from what is now the Kansas City area up to Omaha. The book has an extensive multiple page bibliography on the subject.
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Date
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1979
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Following Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Description
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The author traces Jim Bridger's trail beginning in Billings, Montana. Bridger is considered "the most famous mountain man" next to Kit Carson. As a fur trader, Bridger trapped throughout the northern Rocky Mountains and later guided both emigrant wagon trains and military troops. Includes suggestions for dining and lodging along the trail.
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Date
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2009-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
