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Route from Liverpool to Great Salt Lake Valley

Frederick Hawkins Piercy
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  • Contents

  • Reviews

  • Frontmatter
  • Introduction by Fawn M. Brodie (page xi)
  • Note on the Text (page xxix)
  • ROUTE FROM LIVERPOOL TO GREAT SALT LAKE VALLEY
    • Preface (page 3)
    • [Chapters I-IX by Linforth]
    • Chapter I. Commencement of the Latter-day Saints' Emigration—History until the Suspension in 1846 (page 5)
    • Chapter II. Memorial to the Queen—Re-opening of the Emigration—History until 1851 (page 9)
    • Chapter III. History of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund—Act of Incorporation by the General Assembly of Deseret (page 21)
    • Chapter IV. History of the Emigration from 1851 to 1852—Contemplated Routes via the Isthmus of Panama and Cape Horn (page 28)
    • Chapter V. History of the Emigration from 1852 to April, 1854—Extensive Operations of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company (page 35)
    • Chapter VI. Foreign Emigration passing through Liverpool (page 38)
    • Chapter VII. Statistics of the Latter-day Saints' Emigration from the British Isles (page 40)
    • Chapter VIII. Mode of conducting the Emigration (page 49)
    • Chapter IX. Instructions to Emigrants (page 54)
    • [Chapters X-XXI by Piercy]
    • 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 (page 62)
    • Chapter XI. Louisiana—The City of New Orleans—Disembarkation (page 71)
    • 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 night—Beautiful effect caused by reflection on the Water of the Light from the Steamboat Windows—American Taverns and Hospitality—Rapidity at Meals—American Cooking Stoves and Washing Boards—Old Fort Rosalie—An Amateur Artist (page 73)
    • Chapter XIII. Perpetual Motion—Flat 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 (page 80)
    • Chapter XIV. Plumb Point Bars—Missouri—Little Prairie—Kentucky—The Ohio River—Cairo City and Ohio City—Illinois—Cornice Rocks—Devil's Bake Oven—Kaskaskia River, and the Great American Bottom—Fort Chartres—St. Louis (page 85)
    • 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" (page 89)
    • 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 (page 93)
    • 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 (page 97)
    • 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 (page 105)
    • 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 Bluffs—Laramie's Peak—Separation of the Company (page 116)
    • 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 (page 121)
    • Chapter XXI. Great Salt Lake City—Brigham Young—Heber C. Kimball—Jedediah M. Grant—Father John Smith—John Smith (page 127)
    • Appendix I by Linforth: Emigration Appendix (page 129)
    • Appendix II: Linforth's Notes to Piercy's Narrative (page 138)
  • Index (page 309)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
ENHR 80.314 (Jan. 1965): 189-190 http://www.jstor.org/stable/560815
Citable Link
Published: c1962
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN(s)
  • 9780674779563 (hardcover)
Series
  • The John Harvard Library
Subject
  • American: General & Multiperiod
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