Stories of the Humboldt Wagon Road Contributor(s): Mark, Andy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467145262 ISBN-13: 9781467145268 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
Dewey: 979.432 |
LCCN: 2019956040 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 176 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Before the completion of the transcontinental railroad, there was the Chico and Humboldt Wagon Road, meant to connect California with the burgeoning mining industries of Nevada and Idaho. The ambitious plan to make Chico a major Northern California transportation hub was spearheaded by John Bidwell and began in earnest in 1864. The road opened new areas to mining and logging and provided opportunities for less scrupulous characters. Stagecoach robberies, murders and shootouts were just some of the misfortunes that occurred on the road, along with the dangers nature provided--snowstorms, perilous terrain and grizzly bears. Author Andy Mark offers a glimpse of what it was like for nineteenth-century travelers and settlers on the route of the Humboldt Wagon Road. |