TY  - BOOK
AU  - Piercy,Frederick Hawkins
AU  - Brodie,Fawn M.
AU  - Linforth,James
TI  - Route from Liverpool to Great Salt Lake Valley
T2  - The John Harvard Library
SN  - 9780674863590
AV  - E166 
U1  - 917.3 
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Cambridge, MA : 
PB  - Harvard University Press, 
KW  - Emigration and immigration
KW  - Geografie, Reisen
KW  - Mormon Church
KW  - Travel
KW  - Mormons
KW  - United States -- Emigration and immigration
KW  - Utah -- Description and travel
KW  - HISTORY / United States / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; ILLUSTRATIONS --; Introduction --; NOTE ON THE TEXT --; PREFACE --; CHAPTER I. Commencement of The Latter-day Saints’ Emigration~History Until the Suspension in 1846 --; CHAPTER II. Memorial to the Queen~Re-opening of the Emigration~History Until 1851 --; CHAPTER III. History of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund~Act of Incorporation by the General Assembly of Deseret --; CHAPTER IV. History of the Emigration from 1851 to 1852~Contemplated Routes via the Isthmus of Panama and Cape Horn --; CHAPTER V. History of the Emigration from 1852 to April, 1854~Extensive Operations of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company --; CHAPTER VI. Foreign Emigration Passing Through Liverpool --; CHAPTER VII. Statistics of The Latter-day Saints’ Emigration from the British Isles --; CHAPTER VIII. Mode of Conducting the Emigration --; CHAPTER IX. Instructions to Emigrants --; CHAPTER X. Departure from Liverpool~San Domingo~Cuba~The Gulf of Mexico~The Mississippi River~The Balize~Arrival at New Orleans~Attempts of “Sharpers” to Board the Ship and Pilfer from the Emigrants --; CHAPTER XI. Louisiana~the City of New Orleans~Disembarkation --; CHAPTER XII. Departure from New Orleans~Steam-Boats~Negro- Slavery~Carrollton~the Face of the Country~Baton Rouge~Red River~Mississippi~Unwholesomeness of the Waters of the Mississippi~Danger in Procuring Water from the Stream~Washing Away of the Banks of the River~Snags~Landing at Natchez at N i g h t - Beautiful Effect Caused by Reflection on the Water of the Light from the Steam-Boat Windows- American Taverns and Hospitality~Rapidity at Meals ~American Cooking-Stoves and Washing-Boards~ Old Fort Rosalie~An Amateur Artist --; CHAPTER XIII. Perpetual Motion~Fiat-Boats~Vicksburgh~ “Lynching” of Gamblers~An Hibernian’s Defence of Printing~Walnut Hills~Yazoo River~Arkansas~Arkansas River~Tennessee~Memphis~German Reverence for Art~Negroes; Quarrel Between Two Rival Teamsters; Love of Finery; Piquing a White Dandy; Negro Blood in European Veins --; CHAPTER XIV. Plumb Point Bars~Missouri~Little Prairie~Kentucky~The Ohio River~Cairo City and Ohio City~Illinois~Cornice Rocks~Devil's Bake Ovens~ Kaskaskia River, and the Great American Bottom~Fort Chartres~St. Louis --; CHAPTER XV. Departure from St. Louis~Sketching Apparatus and Seat~American Inquisitiveness~Alton~Quincy~Arrival at Keokuk~The Camp, its Situation and Arrangement~“Spiritualism and Spirit Rapping” --; CHAPTER XVI. Visit to Nauvoo~The Temple~The Icarians~ Interview with Lucy Smith~Sketch of Her Life~ Joseph and David Smith, Sons of the Prophet~Visit to Carthage Jail~Sketches of the Lives of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, Willard Richards, and John Taylor --; CHAPTER XVII. Return to St. Louis~Iowa~Kanesville~The Necessity of Great Care in Procuring an Outfit~Shoeing Oxen~Costume for the Plains~Council Bluffs Ferry and Group of Cottonwood Trees~Crossing the Missouri into Indian Territory; Nebraska and Kansas~Winter Quarters~Council Bluffs and the Missouri River from an Elevation~Organizing for the Plains~Importance of Herding and Guarding the Cattle --; CHAPTER XVIII. Departure from Council Bluffs~Six Mile Grove~ “Geeing” and “Hawing”~Ludicrous Efforts of the Teamsters~Pappea Creek~A Night on Guard- Fright Among the Oxen~Elk Horn Ferry~Prairie Dogs~Shell Creek~Accident to Henry Randell; Surgery on the Plains~Pawnee Indians; Theft~Indian Marksmanship~Double Team to Get Through a Slough~Loup Fork Ferry~Elder Miller’s Mules Stray; Unsuccessful Search for Them; The Mules Found~Prairie Creek; Dangerous Descent to the Bridge; A Wagon Upset into the Creek~Wood River~Elm Creek~Buffalo Hunt~Mosquitoes Impede the Progress of the Train~Indian Subtlety~Skunk Creek~A Drink at a Stream, and a Snake~Wide Creek~Halt for General Repairs --; CHAPTER XIX. Departure from Wide Creek~Cooking with Buffalo Chips~Death of Elder Cooley’s Child~A Delicate Morsel for a Cow~The “Lone Tree”~Ancient Bluff Ruins~Chimney Rock~Meeting of Missionaries from G. S. L. Valley-Scott’s Bluff-Laramie’s Peak- Separation of the Company --; CHAPTER XX. Proceed in Advance of the Main Company~Plan of Travel~Account of Mr. Furze’s Death~Alkali Lakes~Rock Independence~Devil’s Gate~The “South Pass” of the Rocky Mountains~Prairie Hens~Utah Territory~Fort Bridger~Witches’ Bluffs~Arrival at Great Salt Lake City --; CHAPTER XXI. Great Salt Lake City~Brigham Young~Heber C. Kimball~Jedediah M. Grant~Father John Smith --; Appendix I. by Linforth: Emigration Appendix --; APPENDIX II. Linforth’s Notes to Piercy’s Narrative --; Index; restricted access
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