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Title
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Trailing Alfred Jacob Miller in the West
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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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2010-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Mormon Trail - Forging a Road West
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Brief article detailing the history of the early wagon trains that traveled the Mormon Trail and some of the landmarks along the way. The first to travel this trail on recommendation by Lansford Hastings, were the families of George and Jacob Donner and James Reed.
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Date
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2010
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Magazine Article
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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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2009-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Dreams of Gold on the Starvation Trail
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Description
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Join Candy Moulton as she travels the Smoky Hill Trail from Kansas City to Pike's Peak region in Colorado once used by gold seekers in the late 1850s. "Lack of knowledge about distance and weather conditions" contributed to the trail's nickname "Starvation Trail."
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2010-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Oregon Trail Endangered
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Description
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Author travels the Oregon Trail route and lists 10 endangered places on the trail: #1) South Pass; #2 Rocky Ridge; #3 Ladd Hill; #4 Sublette Cutoff and Lander Road; #5 Iowa and Sac & Fox Mission and Trail Ruts; #6 Chimney Rock; #7 End of the Oregon Trail Center; #8 Pipelines and Transmission Lines across Idaho and Wyoming; #9 Scotts Bluff, Fort Mitchell, Robidoux Pass and Horse Creek Treaty Site; and #10 Sweetwater Valley. Includes a map showing the "Endangered Oregon Trail Sites."
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2011-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
